Characteristics of Divine and Non-Divine Religions

Characteristics of Divine and Non-Divine Religions

1. Divine Religions

   • Judaism, Christianity, Islam
   • Those religions which had been revealed by God in the form of scriptures, which transmitted by the chosen people known as messengers
   • "It is He who has sent down the Book (Qur'an) to You (Muhammad) with truth, confirming what came before it, and He sent down the Taurat (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel)"- Ali Imran 3:3
   • only Islam maintains its position as an authentic divine religion
   • There are contradictions in the Bible in the concept of oneness of God example Matthew 4:10, Mark 12:32, Galatians 3:20 talk about oneness of God but Timothy 2:5, John 3:16-17 are opposite of these statements
   • In contrast, the messages of Islam in its holy scripture remain intact without any distortion or discrepancy

2. NOn-Divine Religions

   • those religions founded based on the thought of their respective founders or seers/ man-made religions