The spread of faith allows the prophet to gain followers and ultimately establish traditions surrounding the religion, be they holidays, ceremonies, or even the manner of death in some extreme cases . Based on the traditions established by these religions, societies soon formed and grew by strictly following the word of God, which, in the present day, has been collected into one collective book. There are three books among religions. The Torah for Judaism, the Bible for Christianity and the Koran for Islam. These books detail a certain creed or code through the use of anecdotes and parables, but are generally reduced to a list that can range in size from the Ten Commandments of Christianity to the 613 laws of Judaism, regardless of the rhetoric displayed in the enormous quantity of pages written. in all three texts. These laws are generally simplistic and can be followed without much thought, unless, of course, you are a philosopher, in which case there is always room for questions. However, Judaism in particular, having 613 separate laws, becomes very specific in their laws ranging from what to eat down to the type of punishment a man should receive if he is caught committing a crime. Some of the harsher laws have been repealed or changed, but ascetic courts still exist in closed Jewish society, with some places still following Jewish law to the letter (however this practice is rare outside of Middle Eastern communities where Judaism rules) . The topic of Judaism is fresh in the mind, it will be the first detailed separately from the others. Judaism, if history serves, was the first monotheistic religion to originate from the holy city of Jerusalem in present-day Israel. Founded by Abraham i...... middle of document ......l Muhammad's Islamic forces finally conquered Mecca in a nearly bloodless war. During all that time, Muhammad had established the Five Pillars of Islam, a creed and code considered obligatory for all followers of the Islamic faith consisting of rules ranging from obligatory prayer to obligatory pilgrimage. Eventually, with Muhammad's death, he united all the Arab tribes under Islam. In Islamic tradition there are only two official holidays. The first is called Eid-al Fitr, which is celebrated at the end of a month of fasting. Generally on this day Muslims around the world donate Zakat, or good faith charity. The second, Eid-al Adha, is celebrated from the tenth to the fourteenth day of Dhu al-Hijjah, which is the month of pilgrimage to Mecca. Traditionally on these days an animal is killed, its meat is distributed among friends, family and the poor.