Al-Husseini’s Rituals and their Counterparts in Christianity Asst.Prof. Dr. Donia Alwan Badr Al-Difa'i

Abstract

The difference in religion is a 'Sunnah of God', for a great intention which is the trials and the tribulations. God says:  (And if God wills to to make people one nation, they are still different except from the mercy of your Lord.). And there is no doubt of the intentions of the two religions (Islam, Christianity) are to educate man religiously, intellectually, physically, and publically. The research aims to find a common ground between the different parties of Muslims and Christians in rituals, or liturgy, and this is from the methods of Islamic- Christian coexistence, to establish a common ground between the two religions and to maintain them with a fence of mutual respect. Stories of the Al-Husseini’s rituals are similar to what the Christians had to say that the Christian Prophet was killed, to atone for the sins of his nation, as well as Imam Hussein was killed, to atone for the sins of his nation until the Day of Resurrection.

To respond to this suspicion, the comparative approach has sought the similarity and contradiction between the rituals of Muslims, and the Christian liturgy. The research consists of introduction and two sections. The first topic deals with the Al-Husseini’s rituals in Islam that are divided into three demands: the language and terminology of rituals, and the legitimacy of maximizing rituals and its inviolability. The second section is divided into four demands: the liturgy is a language and a term; the second is the legislative basis of the liturgy, and the third is the Liturgy in Christianity to clarify points of rapprochement between the two religions, followed by a conclusion of the main findings of the research.