نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
عنوان مقاله English
نویسندگان English
The concept of "salvation" has always been regarded as one of the fundamental teachings of monotheistic religions. In certain traditional interpretations and currents of Jewish nationalism, salvation has been viewed as an intra-communal matter exclusive to the lineage of the Children of Israel; however, a textual analysis of Old Testament apocalyptic literature—particularly the Book of Daniel—reveals a different picture. In this book, salvation is grounded in faithful devotion to the One God, adherence to the Law, and steadfastness against tyrannical systems; furthermore, within the eschatological horizon (Chapter 12)—linked to the concept of the resurrection of the dead—it acquires an individual and action-oriented dimension. Conversely, the Holy Quran explicitly rejects any racial or lineage-based exclusivity regarding salvation, identifying the fundamental prerequisites for it as "faith of the heart," "righteous deeds," "piety," and the encompassing nature of "Divine mercy."Employing a descriptive-analytical and comparative method, this article examines the structure of worldly and otherworldly salvation in these two sacred texts; it demonstrates that, contrary to lineage-based notions, both texts delineate a framework for salvation that is supra-ethnic, ethics-oriented, and grounded in human action.
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