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The main argument holds Theological Methods
that Islam is something essentially As I want to do a comparative
different from Christianity, analysis, I will introduce the
which is the religion that the two theological methods which
country and former laws has form the bases of the two
been built upon. ethical thought systems.
Islam is being portrayed as Their differences are key to
harsh, immoral, and barbaric understand why their
unlike Christianity which is determination of ethics differ.
portrayed as peaceful and Both may argue that nearness
morally good. The motivation to God is the end goal of ethics
to do a research on the but based on the different
differences and similarities of theological methods and
the two religions, namely their approaches the end result
ethical thoughts, is derived differs. Søren Kierkegaard (d.
from first-hand daily experiences 1855), which is the
as a Muslim living in the west. representative of Christian
My main question is therefore, ethics in this comparison, is
will a research of the similarities understood as the father of
and differences, comparing and Christian existentialism.
contrasting, between these two This means that he is a firm
provide a better understanding believer in the Divine
of the meeting points of Islam Command Theory. As for
and Christianity? critics of the Divine Command
This includes a comparison Theory, we find scholars such
of the two ethical systems: The as: Allamah Hilli (d. 1325),
Divine Command theory and Sadr ad-Din Mohammad
which Kierkegaard is Shirazi (d. 1640) an Iranian
subjected to, and the system of philosopher and a Muslim
Ayatollah Mesbah Yazdi theologian, Shahid Morteda
which includes the human Motahhari (d. 1979) an Iranian
pursue of happiness. Muslim Philosopher, Syed
