Review and Critique of Exclusivism, Inclusivism and Pluralism of Legitimacy and Salvation in Islam and Christianity

چکیده مقاله

The issue of legitimacy and salvation is one of the cases that every human being thinks about. The vast majority of Christians and Muslims are religiously exclusive about legitimacy; they are of two kinds in terms of saving others; some believe in Exclusivism here as well, and some believe in religious inclusion. Among these two quotes, Inclusivism is rationally and religiously defensible; because, first of all, the factors of prosperity and salvation are all subject to doubt. Secondly, there are those who have absolutely no benefit from the criteria of salvation, and therefore it is not possible to give them a share of salvation and claim that everyone is a savior. In contrast to exclusivists, some believe in Inclusivism or pluralism. These two categories do not need to discuss the issue of salvation; because the pluralist considers all religions, including religion, to be equally benefactors and saviors and Inclusivism, which holds that every religion or denomination has more or less the benefit of the truth, believes in relative salvation. While expressing what Christian and Muslim theologians believe about the issue of legitimacy and salvation, the present article critiques and evaluates this issue using descriptive and analytical methods.