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On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the Egyptian Family House, a campaign for religious unity in Egypt, the head of the country's most important Islamic institution, Al-Azhar University, Ahmad Al-Tayyib, criticized the Abrahamic religion.
His critique has once again brought the Abrahamic religion into question. For the past year, there has been a lot of controversy in the Arab world over this religion.
What is Abrahamic religion?
So far no official announcement has been made about the existence of Abrahamic religion.No one laid the foundation of this religion and there are no followers of it. Not only that, but there is no religious text available for it.
At the moment it can be considered as a project related to 'religion'. Under this plan, in the recent past, efforts have been made to create a religion in the name of Hazrat Ibrahim based on the common message of Islam, Christianity and Judaism.
Its purpose is to rely on the almost identical aspects of faith and belief in all three religions. It also includes not giving weight to things that increase differences.
This idea is also being promoted with the aim of establishing peace between the people and the states beyond their differences.
Why discuss it now?
In fact, the debate over the religion and the controversy surrounding it began almost a year ago.
Although people are still trying to understand why the Imam discussed this issue because many people first heard about this religion from Al-Tayyib.
The speech given by the Sheikh of Al-Azhar included the issue of coexistence between the followers of different religions.
Following the 2011 revolution in Alexandria, Egypt, the establishment of the Egypt Family House was considered after talks between Pope Shenauda III and a delegation from Al-Azhar.
It is understandable and expected to talk about coexistence and tolerance between the two religions.
It is also being said that Sheikh Al-Azhar considered it appropriate to comment on the supporters of the Abrahamic religion from the Family House.
Al-Tayyib began by saying, "I certainly want to talk about the confusion of brotherhood between the two religions, Islam and Christianity, and the doubts that have arisen about the integration of the two religions."
"Those who want to merge Christianity, Judaism and Islam into one religion will come and say (that) they will get rid of all evils," he said.
Why did Tayyib attack the Abrahamic religion?
Al-Tayyib rejected the call for a new Abrahamic religion.He said that the new religion being talked about through it has no color and will not have any taste or smell.
He also said that the preachers of the Abrahamic religion would say that they would put an end to the quarrels and disputes of the people but in reality it was an invitation to seize the freedom of choice and belief of one's free will.
Al-Tayyib also said that the invitation to bring different religions together is a disturbing dream instead of creating a true understanding of reality and nature. According to him,it is impossible to bring together people of all religions.
It's one thing to respect the beliefs of others and quite another to believe in them," he said.Allegations of politics under the guise of religion
Al-Tayyib's talk about the Abrahamic religion was appreciated by many on social media.
Among them is Abdullah Rushdie, who said that al-Tayyib had abolished the idea of the Abrahamic religion at an early stage, while others said that "there is no objection to this call for an end to controversy and debate."
The Sheikh of Al-Azhar did not mention any political aspect of the Abrahamic religion in his speech but some people on social media rejected it as a "political call wrapped in a religious veil".
Abrahamic religion is a political propaganda under the guise of deception and exploitation," said one user.
Among those who reject the new religion are those who see it as ideologically correct but see it as a purely political camp, aimed at normalizing relations with Israel, especially in the Arab world, and To increase
What are the relations between Israel and UAE?
The use of the word "Ibrahimiya" and the controversy surrounding it began in September last year with the signing of an agreement between the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain to normalize relations with Israel.
The deal, dubbed the "Abrahamic Pact" by the United States and then-President Donald Trump and his adviser Jared Kishner.We encourage efforts to support intercultural and interfaith dialogue to advance peace between the three Abrahamic religions and all humanity,the State Department said in a statement.
This paragraph is included in the initial part of the 'Normalization of Conditions Agreement'. This shows that normalization of relations with Israel was not merely a political or economic agreement but also a cultural one.
It was only after this that people of different sects in different countries began to talk about religious tolerance and mutual dialogue which later came to be known as the 'United Abrahamic Religion'.
The Abrahamic religion plan provided an opportunity for those opposed to improving relations in an effort to normalize relations with Israel. He began to oppose normalization of the situation by opposing the new religion.
The United Arab Emirates has been accused of promoting the Abrahamic religion on social media sites.
Many have also linked the call to the Abrahamic religion to the Abrahamic Family House, which was set up in early 2019 by Dubai's ruler Mohammed bin Zayed to commemorate the joint historic visit of Pope Francis and Shaykh al-Azhar Ahmed al-Tayyib in Abu Dhabi. Ordered to establish.
This comes a year and a half before the agreement to normalize relations with Israel. The Ibrahimi Family House houses a mosque, a church and a synagogue, which will open to the public in 2022.Proponents of her case have been working to make the actual transcript of this statement available online.
Old controversy
The Abrahamic controversy is not just about the opinion of the Sheikh of Al-Azhar.
After the signing of the "Abrahamic Treaty" and the discussion of the "new religion", Islamic scholars and leaders began to reject it.Some religious leaders, such as Tariq al-Suwaidan, have compared it to blasphemy.
In February this year, the International Union of Muslim Scholars, the Muslim Scholars League and the Arab Maghreb League held a conference entitled "The Position of Islamic Scholars on the Abrahamic Religion". Is.
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