The concept of resurrection and the Day of Judgment in Judaism and Islam (A comparative study)

Abstract

The research addresses the issue of belief in the afterlife among Jews; Because this issue revolves around differing viewpoints among the various sects of Judaism, and the belief in it among Muslims of different schools of thought, which is considered a fundamental tenet of faith, without which one's Islam is not valid unless one believes in the Day of Resurrection and affirms it. This is the view of all Islamic schools of thought, in contrast to the fragmented nature of Judaism. The ancient sects that lived during the Old Testament era believed in the existence of the Day of Resurrection, while other sects believe in resurrection in this world and deny the existence of another life. Later sects followed this latter view, while many contemporary groups, such as the Reform movement, deny the resurrection altogether. The issue of resurrection is particularly complex among Jews after the corruption of the Torah. In this research, I have adopted a comparative analytical approach, analyzing some Quranic verses and Prophetic hadiths and comparing them with some texts found in the Torah. I have divided this research into two sections. The first section is entitled: Belief in the Hereafter among the Jews (the Corrupted Torah), and it includes two subsections: the first subsection: The Concept of the Hereafter in the Corrupted Torah, and the second subsection The first section is titled: Belief in the Last Day as brought by Moses - peace be upon him - while the second section is titled: Belief in the Last Day in Islam, and its comparison with Judaism. It includes two requirements: The first requirement: Belief in the Last Day in the religion of Islam, and the second requirement: The comparison between Islam and Judaism on the issue of (the Last Day). I concluded the research with a conclusion in which I explained the results that the research reached regarding the comparison between Jews and Muslims.