Commends of the Grave in the Semitic Religions
Abstract
Life is the name of coming into this world and death is the name of coming back from this world. The short time between coming and going, which we all have, is precious. The grave is the last house of the world and the first door of the house of the hereafter.The study of the doctrines of the grave is an important subject in the Semitic religions. History has shown that the grave has been associated with the nations of the past. Judaism and Christianity believe in death but have no idea of life in grave and at the same time there are many false beliefs which are considered as polytheism in Islam. According to these religions, a grave is just a name for burying a person and being buried in the dust. Islam teaches man about the grave and all beliefs about the grave. Grave life is called Barzaq. The purpose of this research paper is to provide a comparison of commands of graves in Semitic religions. The research paper followed descriptive and analytical methods.
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