Islamic Eschatology and Religious Differences

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Professor, Imam Khomeini Educational and Research Institute, Qom, Iran

Abstract

The issue of religious diversity is explicitly addressed in a number of āyāt of the Qur’ān. One of the recurrent themes that is found in these passages is the resolution of religious differences. The theme of religious difference is treated with assertions that diversity arose out of an original unity. There may be partial resolutions to issues over which there is contention, but ultimate resolution of differences is only to be expected in the eschaton. The morale given in such passages is a counsel of patience. The implications of this message for an Islamic theology of religions areconsidered.

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Theosophia Islamica
Volume 1, Issue 1 - Serial Number 1
January 2021
Pages 97-126

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