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revived Jainism. He preached the concept of ‘Live and Let Live’. Both

Lord Buddha and Lord Mahavira taught ahimsa.

Muslims follow the teachings of Prophet Muhammad. The Quran is their

holy book. The main teaching is about
universal brotherhood. Christianity was

founded by Jesus Christ. He preached
about love and forgiveness. The Bible

is the holy book of the Christians. Guru
Nanak Dev founded the Sikh religion.

He believed in one God. The holy book
of the Sikhs is the Guru Granth Sahib. Jesus Christ Guru Nanak

The Parsi religion was founded by Zarathustra in Iran. Now most of the
Parsis live in India. The Zend Avesta is their holy book which teaches

the people to be good and help others.

Social Reformers
In our society, some evil customs, such

as the caste system, the dowry system,
child marriage and sati existed. Many

great men and women worked to remove
these evil customs from society. Such

people are called Social Reformers.
They taught us to love others and live

in brotherhood. Raja Rammohan Roy Ramabai Ranade

Kabir worked against the caste system, blind faith and unnecessary rituals

in all religions. He spread his message of love and brotherhood through
dohas and bhajans.

Raja Rammohan Roy lived in Bengal about 250 years ago. He fought
against the practice of child marriage, caste system and sati (burning

of the widow along with the body of her dead husband). He forced the
government to pass a law against the sati system.

Sir Syed Ahmad Khan worked hard to spread education among the

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