A Comparative Study of the Abrahamic Religions Beliefs

The Abrahamic religions, namely Islam, Christianity, and Judaism, share many beliefs and practical teachings that can be compared. The comparison of these religions regarding theological issues demonstrates commonalities among them that indicate their celestial nature. The common beliefs and issues found in the teachings of these religions are absent in human religions and philosophical schools of Eastern religions. Therefore, one of the distinguishing aspects between celestial and noncelestial religions lies in these shared beliefs and principles. This paper, applying a library-based research method, examines topics such as visiting graves, intercession, solicitation (tawassul), seeking blessings (tabarruk), and religious concealment (taqiyya) in the Abrahamic religions. Certain Islamic sects have recently raised doubts, arguing that the aforementioned beliefs are incongruent with the teachings of celestial religions and have infiltrated Islamic society from polytheistic cultures. By comparing the Abrahamic religions, this paper demonstrates that, just as these religions share doctrines and teachings in various areas such as monotheism, the afterlife, prophethood, and rituals, there is no difference between them in those subjects. Moreover, the acceptance of those notions does not contradict the celestial teachings; rather, they are either rooted in religious sources or derived from rational teachings that cannot be in conflict with Islamic monotheistic teachings.