Quote From http://www.souldevice.org/islamgospel.htm
The Hajj involves the following rituals :
-Putting on Ihram, which includes:
No use of perfume (to help forget enjoyment of ordinary daily life).
No death or harm animals (to feel that everything belongs to Allah).
No breaking or uprooting plants (to suppress urge for aggression and feel love of nature).
No hunting (to develop mercy).
No weddings (to forget normal life and think of the creator).
No actions of dishonesty or arrogance (to behave like a servant of Allah).
No carrying of arms (to give up aggressive attitude).
No conjugal relations (to forget worldly pleasures).
-Going around the Kabah seven times.
-A fast walk between As-Safa and Al-Marwah.
-Visiting and staying at Mina, Arafat and Muzdalifah.
-Throwing pebbles at three fixed points in Mina.
-Shaving or trimming hair.
-Sacrificing an animal (camel, cow, goat or sheep).
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Here is just a brief list of some of the Cult like attributes of Hinduism which i came from ...
Count beads...
Meditate by saying the word "Ohm" repeatly even though all it does is attracts demons...
Dont wash your hair on wednesday otherwise your brother falls ill...
On a day called Kari-choudus ... Do not cross a cross-road otherwise you get bad-luck...
Do Yoga, meditate by blanking out your mind and let it get filled to the brim with demons...
Bury the dead by Cremating them (what the Caanites used to do)
Women must wear a Chandlo, a sticker like thing on their forehead, dont forget this represents the Third Eye, the Eye of Satan...
In a wedding Ceremony...
Go round a fire seven times
smash a coconut under a car's tyre
Listen to the Pandit preist babble garbage and make tons of money out of you
etc etc
Now ...
Can you tell me ... How does Islam differenciate itself from a Cult in terms of Prayers 5 times a day, the 5 Pillar's of Islam, Jihad, Good Deed's, Pilgrimage, Physical activities like growing a beard or wearing a special cap or clothing...
Can you tell me ... What makes Islam so special from other Cults and make's it ... Stand out above the rest
Awaiting your opinion. Thanks.