Abstract
Religion is one of the essential characteristics of humanity from the beginning of time. As time progressed, new or modified religions came into existence. This happened for a variety of reasons including divine interventions, human thought, experiences, superstitions, and other factors. The world that we live in today has thousands of religions practiced throughout it which have got many similarities and differences with each other. Are there any classifications among these religions based on common attributes? Is there one true religion of God, or are their multiple true religions of God for our day and age? Does it really matter which religion one follows as long as one follows it sincerely? Can various religions be compared? What should be the correct approach for conducting the comparative study of religions? These are some of the questions that have been answered in this article. The article is categorized in two sections. The first section deals with the classification of religions and why the comparative studies in religion should be considered. The second section explains the methodological aspects of conducting such studies, as it is the lack of methodological correctness which is one of the major factors that hinders the meaningful and value-adding outcomes from the comparative studies in religion.
Muhammad Nabeel Musharraf, Dr. Basheer Ahmed Dars , Dr. Asif Iqbal. (2019) The Need And Scope Of Comparative Study Of Religion: The Survival Of Humanity In modern Era, The Scholar-Islamic Academic Research Journal, Volume-05, Issue-1.
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