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Salvation (from Latin: salvatio, from salva, 'safe, saved') is the state of being saved or protected from harm or a dire situation. [1] In religion and theology, salvation generally refers to the deliverance of the soul from sin and its consequences. [2] [3] The academic study of salvation is called soteriology.
Soteriology (/ s oʊ ˌ t ɪr i ˈ ɒ l ə dʒ i /; Ancient Greek: σωτηρία sōtēría "salvation" from σωτήρ sōtḗr "savior, preserver" and λόγος lógos "study" or "word" [1]) is the study of religious doctrines of salvation. Salvation theory occupies a place of special significance in many religions. [2]
In Christian theology, redemption (Ancient Greek: Ἀπολύτρωσις, apolutrosis) refers to the deliverance of Christians from sin and its consequences. [1] Christians believe that all people are born into a state of sin and separation from God, and that redemption is a necessary part of salvation in order to obtain eternal life. [2]
Collective salvation is the religious belief that members of a group collectively influence the salvation of the group to which they belong. Collective salvation can teach that the group is collectively one person by its nature. [1] The concept of collective salvation appears at times in Christianity, [2] Islam, [3] and Judaism. [4]
It is a synonym for ummat al-Islām (أمّةْ الإِسْلَامُ, lit. 'the Islamic nation'); it is commonly used to mean the collective community of Muslim people. [3] In the Quran, the ummah typically refers to a single group that shares a common religious beliefs, specifically those that are the objects of a divine plan of salvation.
The primary themes of the book include the interiorization of ethics, self-transformation, and the evaluation of religious doctrines. Al-Faruqi addresses the concepts of peccatism (the idea of inherent human sinfulness) and saviorism (the belief in Jesus as the redeemer), contrasting these with Islamic views. He critiques the use of paradox in ...
Ashʿarism (/æʃəˈriː/; Arabic: أشعرية: al-ʾAshʿarīyah), one of the main Sunni schools of Islamic theology, founded by the Islamic scholar, Shāfiʿī jurist, Abū al-Ḥasan al-Ashʿarī in the 10th century, [105] is known for an optimistic perspective on salvation for Muslims, repeatedly addressing God's mercy over God's wrath.
In Islam, Jahannam (hell) is the final destiny and place of punishment in Afterlife for those guilty of disbelief and (according to some interpretations) evil doing in their lives on earth. [34] Hell is regarded as necessary for Allah's (God's) divine justice and justified by God's absolute sovereignty, and an "integral part of Islamic theology ...