Abstract
Interfaith dialogue have become one of the most imperative and
burning issues of the modern ages, especially, from Muslim and
Christian perspectives. It is a recognized fact that Muslims have a
long and enduring history in this field since its foundation. As well
as, it is also a reality; the Christians community is very active, well
equipped and known as the pioneer of modern movement of
interfaith dialogue. With the passage of time, different faiths and
communities are involved in this interfaith activity according to
their special aims and objectives. Therefore, it lacks of a
comprehensive definition and agreed up on interpretation of
interfaith dialogue, means every person and party interprets it
according to his own vision. It is also observed; some political
parties and social activists are also warmly participating in these
activities on national and international levels due to its
sociopolitical and socioeconomic importance. It is a considerable
fact that Muslim and Christian focus is different in this field due to
their diverse intentions and interests. Muslim area of interest in
interfaith dialogue is mostly preaching, Sharī’ah and mutual
understanding but Christian area of interest is missionary
activities, peace, politics and harmony. Consequently, Muslim and
Christians have different objectives in this interfaith activity. As a
conclusion we can say that Muslim and Christian understandings
towards Interfaith Dialogue are different due to their interest,
objectives and approaches. This study comparatively examines the
Muslim-Christian scholarly understandings and perception of
interreligious dialogue and its comparison from contemporary
Pakistani sociopolitical context at primary level.
Riaz Ahmad Saeed, Naseem Akhter. (2019) Muslim-Christian Perception of Inter-religious Dialogue: A Muslim Reading from Pakistani Sociopolitical Context , The Dialogue, Volume 14, Issue 2.
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