Comparison of the Messiah concept according to Islamic and Christians perspective
Perbandingan konsep Messiah menurut perspektif Islam dan Kristian
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Perbandingan Agama, Islam, Kristian Messiah, Al-Masih, KristusAbstract
Messiah is a term derived from Hebrew (Mah-she-akh) and widely employed in the scope of religiosity and beliefs. Messiah is referred to as al-Masih in the Arabic ethos of Islam. As for the Christian tradition, they substitute the term into Christ. Messiah is an utterly meaningful discourse in Islam, Christianity, and Jews in all three major religions. These three religions have their own elucidations and distinctive notions of the Messiah. Islam believes that the Messiah is none other than the Prophet Isa (pbuh) based on the evidence from the Holy Quran and prophetic tradition (sunnah). Based on the information in the Bible, Christians believe that the Messiah is Jesus or Christ. The disputes arising between Islam and Christianity were primarily based on faith and the Muslim idea that today’s Christianity is not the original teaching of Prophet Isa (pbuh). It has been altered and modified by his disciples. This research will analyze the concept of Messiah in two significant religions; Islam and Christianity. This research will comprehensively compare the concepts of Messiah in Islam and Christianity from the definition, background history, purpose of revelation, resurrection, and distinctive ideas about Messiah in each religion. This research will employ a qualitative method such as library research and the analysis of the foregoing writing. This research preliminarily clinched the fact that both religions share the same notion of Messiah literally, but apply it to very different conceptions and principles.
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