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In this thread I explain the general characteristics of an Abrahmic religion. Before that we will define this term and also know about primary or natural religions and reactionary or counter religions. https://twitter.com/HinduTrad/status/1296662235675103232
In this thread I explain the general characteristics of an Abrahmic religion. Before that we will define this term and also know about primary or natural religions and reactionary or counter religions. https://twitter.com/HinduTrad/status/1296662235675103232
First of all , what is Abrahmic religion ?
Here is a brief description, in Indian context we are mostly familiar with Islam and slightly familiar with Christianity. https://twitter.com/HinduTrad/status/1291613725510623232?s=20
Here is a brief description, in Indian context we are mostly familiar with Islam and slightly familiar with Christianity. https://twitter.com/HinduTrad/status/1291613725510623232?s=20
Next, what is a primary religion ? In short, it is a religion that naturally developed over time without a prophet. https://twitter.com/HinduTrad/status/1261921331089735680?s=20
Now what is a counter religion ? In short it is a religion that developed to oppose an existing religion. https://twitter.com/HinduTrad/status/1261921337125343232?s=20
The first characteristic of an Abrahmic religion is Mosaic distinction.
It is a distinction originally attributed to Moses which separated a particular "true chosen" people from the "false not chosen" people. The Jews & Gentiles, Christians & pagans, Muslims & unbelievers.
It is a distinction originally attributed to Moses which separated a particular "true chosen" people from the "false not chosen" people. The Jews & Gentiles, Christians & pagans, Muslims & unbelievers.
It makes clear that everything out of the religion is definitely false. It can not be true simply because it rejects the particular religion. Since other religions are not true, they must necessarily be destroyed. And when they are destroyed they can further purify the religion.
Once the distinction is drawn,there is no end of reentries
or sub-distinctions. We start with Christians and pagans and end up with Catholics and Protestants, Calvinists and Lutherans, Socinians and Latitudinarians, and a thousand more similar denominations and sub-denominations.
or sub-distinctions. We start with Christians and pagans and end up with Catholics and Protestants, Calvinists and Lutherans, Socinians and Latitudinarians, and a thousand more similar denominations and sub-denominations.
Once say Islam is established in a country after destruction of the original religion, they can move further to decide what is truer between Shiadom & Sunnidom. Both claim to be the only true form of the Islam, both can't be true at the same time because there is only one truth.
The second general characteristics & only a derivation from the first is monotheism. Now most Hindus confuse this with the phrase "one god" but that is partially true,it implies "only one true God". A Shaivite may say that all Gods are just forms of Shiva but this is different.
What Abrahmic monotheism says is that there is one true God (Yahweh, Allah) and all other Gods are not Gods. Ram or Krishna do not become forms of Allah here but mere fake Gods. That's why a Muslim at best calls Ram Imam (servant of Allah) because no one can be Allah to him.
That's why orthodox Christians in West oppose Yoga because it includes paying respects to Gods which are fake, Gods which are not Yahweh, Gods which can't be worshipped, Gods which must be destroyed or assimilated as servants of the God Yahweh in some way.
The third general characteristic is normative inversion. In layman terms it's the tradition of doing something exactly opposite to what our enemy does. Ancient Egyptians had a tradition where they won't eat flesh alongside milk products, to oppose this,Jews specifically do this.
Dogs were sacred to Zoroasters in Persia,to oppose them Muslims specifically killed dogs,in India they do this with Cows. Jews did circumcision & ate pork so Christians don't do circumcision & eat pork to oppose Jews. Muslims go around the Karbala in opposite direction to Pagans.
The fourth important characteristic & a natural extension to the third is iconoclasm or the hatred of idolatry.Ancient Egyptians worshipped their Gods via idols so Jews made it a rule to oppose them by never worshiping idols & instead destroying them.Muslims & Christians do same.
Babri Masjid was not made on a land sacred to Muslims but they still fough for it till the end because it is made on originally a site of idolatry, it was a sign of the victory of the true Islam over false idolatry of Hinduism. It was a sign that idolatry was forever suppressed.
Infact idolaters are the worst of Kaffirs & idolatry greatest of sins in Islam. Muslims can co-exist with Jews & Christians but with idol worshipping Hindus, there is simply no scope,they must be fully destroyed by hook or crooke. A Muslim who worships idols doesn`t stay Muslim.
The fifth important characteristic is victim crying. The Abrahmics are perennial victims to pagans or even other Abrahmics, a Kashmiri Muslim despite living in a Muslim majority area after having thrown out of the Hindus is still a victim to Hindu India. https://twitter.com/HinduTrad/status/1295682294535974913?s=20
Shias are perennial victims to Sunnis,Protestants are perennial victims to Catholics,Jews are perennial victims to anti-semites. Liberals are perennial victims to Hindus. A rationalist is perennial victim to non-rationales. An Ambedkarite is perennial victim to Savarnas.
The thread ends here, there can be more characteristics but these are the major ones. Thank you for reading this far, please spread it if you liked this thread, ask for any doubts.
