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«IZVESTIYA IRKUTSKOGO GOSUDARSTVENNOGO UNIVERSITETA». SERIYA «POLITOLOGIYA. RELIGIOVEDENIE»
«THE BULLETIN OF IRKUTSK STATE UNIVERSITY». SERIES «POLITICAL SCIENCE AND RELIGION STUDIES»
ISSN 2073-3380 (Print)

List of issues > Series «Political Science and Religion Studies». 2023. Vol 44

Legality and Limits of the Use of Force in Christianity and Islam

Author(s)
R. A. Fatkhullin
Abstract
The relevance of the study is related to the study of the legitimacy and limits of the use of force in Christianity and Islam. On the example of the Holy Scriptures of the Bible and the Koran, the Catechism, the main collections of traditions from Muhammad, collected by al-Bukhari and Abu Dawood, the social concept of the Russian Orthodox Church, the social doctrine of Muslims, as well as historical practice, the closeness of both religions in the legitimacy of the use of force to save life is shown. and religion, the integrity of the state, upholding justice, while postulating universal values: the value of the human soul, love for enemies, righteousness, mercy, peace, the prohibition of murder, patriotism, etc. The position of Christianity and Islam towards war is considered, which is an exception to the general rule of peaceful coexistence, where the use of force is necessary. The conclusions emphasize that the closeness of Christianity and Islam in matters of peace and war was also manifested in historical examples of the manifestation of patriotism in the defense of the common Motherland, which does not lose its relevance in our time, when representatives of Orthodoxy call for uniting with Muslims against the ideological expansion of the West to destroy traditional values.
About the Authors
Fatkhullin Ramis Albertovich, Postgraduate, Department of Religious Studies, Institute of Social and Philosophical Sciences and Mass Communications, Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University, 35, Kremlyovskaya st., Kazan, 420097, Russian Federation, Researcher, Interfaith Dialogue Center, Bolgar Islamic Academy, 1a, Kul Gali st., Bolgar, 422840, Russian Federation, е-mail: ramismuslim@mail.ru
For citation
Fatkhullin R.A. Legality and Limits of the Use of Force in Christianity and Islam. The Bulletin of Irkutsk State University. Series Political Science and Religion Studies, 2023, vol. 44, pp. 150-156. https://doi.org/10.26516/2073-3380.2023.44.150 (in Russian)
Keywords
Christianity, Islam, use of force, justice, religion.
UDC
140.8
DOI
https://doi.org/10.26516/2073-3380.2023.44.150
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