Abstract
Confucianism, the second major religion in China, is a religion that really caught my attention among all the religions studied in the comparative religion class. It is exceptional for the reason that it emphasizes on a single man, Confucius, who actually created a religious belief from Chinese values and practices. Actually, Confucianism is not a prophetic religion, and that is why I would like to compare it with my own religion, Islam. Islam, compared to Confucianism, is a very young and prophetic religion. Indeed, these two religions could be very interesting to compare. In this paper, I would like to examine how these two religions identify the knowledge of the Sacred. Let us begin by having a clear and concise idea about these religions before analyzing their perceptions of the knowledge of the sacred. First, Confucianism is the second major religion in China after Daoism, as stated before. It has emerged in about five hundred years BC. One can say that it characterizes the essence of the traditional Chinese culture. It was centered on Confucius, a holly man who was recognized as a moral teacher more than as an original thinker. "His teachings and writings dealt with individual morality and ethics, and the proper use of political power" . He emphasized on important values, such as love, honesty, loyalty and benevolence. The fact is that he had absolutely no idea about religion and the Sacred, and this is the reason why he was so famous for the way he interpreted what the Chinese believed.
