Why does Islam follow a lot of Pagan rituals?

Question

I was visiting India and I found out Hindus were performing almost the same rituals has Muslims. But Hinduism is much older than Islam. Some of the similarities I saw.
1. Abulition, Hindu brahmins are supposed to clean their body before prayers.
2. Enter temple with right feet.
3. Enter restroom with left feet, and say prayer before you enter and leave restroom.
4. Hindus circle a stone called shiva linga. Muslims circle the Kabba which is supposed to have a stone.
5. Hindu brahmins are supposed to shave under arm hair and pubic hair every 30 days. Muslim do it every 40 days.

Why so many similarities?

kujtrd How can you explain the idol stone cubicle called Kabba. Don't all Muslims face towards to Kabba to pray?

There is more like left can only be used to clean yourself after you completed natures call. Left hand is not considered to be the cleanest. etc etc

Answer 1

because both religions probably come from the same source, just one has gone alittle out of whack in the past few thousand years.

Answer 2

why do catholics for the period of their sermon stand and neel and pray jointly. could no longer that be seen a spell? Why do you lots non secular families carry palms and say prayers over dinner? a sayonce? why do you worship a flow? a penticle. all religions are very alike, many purely choose for to work out their particular faith because of the fact the terrific, and not something like another of them. and beside that, look at international background. pagan religions have been there long in the previous islam, catholics, and different religions. in case you surely examine the bible intently (the old testiment) it describes jesus as being born in spring, no longer wintry climate. If jerusalim (spelled that incorrect sorry) is interior the norther hemisphere and jesus replaced into born in spring that would propose he replaced into somewhat born in april(ish) no longer december. Why do you think of many celibrate the delivery of christ in december. surely why do you think of lots of pagan non secular days coincide with catholic/christian/baptist etc... days? ought to or no longer this is to make conversion much less complicated for pagans? so who's quite like who?

Answer 3

The modern day form that we call Christianity is full of Pagan traditions, yet they don't realize it. Many more Pagan traditions than is within Islam. It would do Christians well to research this subject.

Answer 4

Religions are built on the beliefs of earlier societies. It is natural that some of the practices of earlier religions are integrated into newer ones.

Answer 5

idols of Jesus or Mary?

edit:
Jewish pray in front of a wall in Jerusalem. it's not the wall that muslims or jewish pray at, but it's the sign of unity that when we pray, we all face one direction, we worship no one but God alone.

Answer 6

Because that is what ALL religions do.

Answer 7

Please don't compare Hinduism to Islam.