The Path to Approach God according to Islam and Christianity

Subject Areas : Christianity

اسماعیل  Alikhani ¹ (استادیار مؤسسه پژوهشی حکمت و فلسفه، تهران، ایران)

Received: 2017-01-12 Accepted : 2017-01-12 Published : 2016-11-21

Keywords: Move toward God, true conversion, gradatory perfection, man's deed, new life, Son of God,

Abstract :

One of the important issues in the Abrahamic religions is human felicity and perfection. This felicity in Islam and Christianity is human perfective conversion toward God and approaching Him. Islam and Christianity have much in common in human perfection and felicity, however, they have some differences such as different theological and anthropological views on the nature of man's spiritual conversion, its characteristics and its impacts. From the perspective of Islam and Christianity, this approach leads human toward perfection and realizes his potential gifts. There are several stations or degrees on the path of perfection such as "new birth and new life", "migration toward God" and "illuminating". However this conversion is partial, external and increasing. In Islam, it is acquired by man's own deeds and in Christianity is granted by the grace of God.