ENGLISH: A critical review of the divine onomatology in the three Abrahamic faiths: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

Abstract

The concept of Divine had remained a key feature for majority of human beings through the history of human civilizations to date. Humans Beings have a tendency to be suspicious of one another and this phenomenon has been expanded to the domain of inter-faith religions as well. The main reason of this is a fear of the unknown and this misunderstanding or lack of education leads one to false ideas concerning a religion, for instance, the persecution of Jews in Germany before the 2^nd World War, Muslim are regarded as extremists or fundamentalists after 9/11 or a cartoon saga has been started in recent past to enrage the Muslim communities despite the fact that Muslim regards this act as a heinous one etc. This lack of understanding and education can lead to a major disaster if not curtailed in the bud. There is a dire need of understanding the religious view point of one another, as in today’s volatile world there should always be a room for co- existence and trust. It is imperative to work out a language among the Abrahamic faiths within academic circles to know the stance of each other’s faiths. Therefore, in order to communicate and start a dialogue with people from other religions, some kind of shared language at least in the domain of theology has become a priority. This paper is a small work to start this journey from a common view point of the Abrahamic religions i.e. the Name/Names of the divine that may highlight the very basis of the three monotheistic religions: Judaism, Christinity, and Islam.