https://ojs.mul.edu.pk/index.php/sajrp/issue/feedSouth Asian Journal of Religion and Philosophy (SAJRP)2024-02-23T05:13:03+00:00Open Journal Systems<p><strong>Vision</strong><br />Respectful and critical discussion of issues related to religion and philosophy will lead to a deeper appreciation and understanding of different religions worldwide and promote peace among people.</p> <p><strong>Mission</strong><br />To provide a forum for discussion of critical issues related to religion and philosophy with a particular focus on South Asia.</p> <p><strong>Objectives</strong><br />To encourage a profound and more regular exchange of ideas on the subject of religion and philosophy, particularly in South Asia to publish original articles, selected through a peer review process on a bi-annual basis.</p>https://ojs.mul.edu.pk/index.php/sajrp/article/view/403The Document On Human Fraternity Reflects A Shared Belief In The Sanctity Of Life2024-02-19T08:50:15+00:00Diego SARRIÓ CUCARELLAdiego.sarrio@pisai.it<p>The Document on Human Fraternity for World Peace and Living Together does not include any direct quotation from either the Bible or the Qurʾān. Yet one of its passages closely follows a Qurʾānic verse, which is itself based on a rabbinic dictum from the Mishna. The approach of the <em>Document</em> thus reveals an underlying level of shared religious experience among the children of Abraham. Jews, Christians, and Muslims alike uphold what is perhaps the most important of religious teachings, namely, the sanctity of life. This involves a recognition of the intrinsic value of each human life based on the belief that the universe depends on a Creator God and that human beings receive the gift of life to be cherished and protected from its inception until its natural end.</p>2023-12-30T00:00:00+00:00Copyright (c) 2023 South Asian Journal of Religion and Philosophy (SAJRP)https://ojs.mul.edu.pk/index.php/sajrp/article/view/402India’s Untouchables Still Awaiting Equality2024-02-19T08:47:40+00:00Rachel Riddellrmr2@gmx.comDr Peter Riddellpetergriddell@gmail.com<p>This article considers the history and current situation of the <em>Dalits</em> of India, also known as the Untouchables. A range of primary source material is consulted, including Hindu sacred scripture that defines the caste system, writings by Indian leaders who advocated on behalf of social equality, constitutional documentation, and census data. This research shows that, although there has been much progress towards breaking down India’s caste system and achieving a greater degree of social equality, much remains to be done. This is especially the case in India’s rural regions where caste distinctions endure. The article also considers caste among the Hindus of Bali, showing that Indonesia’s Hindus are free of the worst kinds of caste discrimination that remain a problem in India.</p>2023-12-30T00:00:00+00:00Copyright (c) 2023 South Asian Journal of Religion and Philosophy (SAJRP)https://ojs.mul.edu.pk/index.php/sajrp/article/view/404On The Prerequisites Of Islamic Environmental Ethics2024-02-19T08:52:46+00:00Mira Sieversmira.sievers@hu-berlin.de<p>This article discusses various difficulties arising out of the concept of environmental ethics from an Islamic theological perspective. The author begins by describing growing Muslim awareness of environmental issues. Since the issue of manufactured climate change could not be raised in traditional Islam, the need arises to work out an environmental ethics based on the Qur’an. Subsequently, the Qur’anic concepts of <em>hilafa</em> and <em>amana</em> become the main focus of the article. The author highlights the need to develop a consistent view of Islamic ethics within the rise of Islamic theology in the European context, a view that is consistent with pre-modern Islamic scientific traditions and that deals with the contemporary understanding of ethics.</p>2023-12-30T00:00:00+00:00Copyright (c) 2023 South Asian Journal of Religion and Philosophy (SAJRP)https://ojs.mul.edu.pk/index.php/sajrp/article/view/405The Relationship Of Philosophy And Religion2024-02-19T08:55:34+00:00Douglas Prattd.pratt@auckland.ac.nz<p>Philosophy is the love of wisdom and religion has had a significant role in human history. This article investigates the relationship between the religious quest and the philosophical pursuit in the light of two sub-themes, namely, the philosophy of religion and religious pluralism. The article begins with an overview of the historical connection between Christian thought and philosophy in the West. To illustrate and explain this connection more effectively, the author presents arguments for the existence of God and discusses religious pluralism as illustrative examples of the ‘philosophy of religion’. The author concludes by saying that the role of philosophy is to clarify the exact nature of religious identity to prevent it from becoming an exclusive attitude that militates against civilizational dialogue and religious harmony.</p>2023-12-30T00:00:00+00:00Copyright (c) 2023 South Asian Journal of Religion and Philosophy (SAJRP)https://ojs.mul.edu.pk/index.php/sajrp/article/view/401The Messiah, His Disciples, And the Law of Moses2024-02-19T06:59:25+00:00Philip Duncan Petersduncanpeters12@icloud.com<p>This article explores the relationship between the Messiah Jesus, his disciples and the Law of Moses, to which the Qur’an, the Torah [Hebrew Bible] and the New Testament all refer.. After initial references to the Qur’an and the Hebrew Bible, the author discusses four separate scenes in the New Testament, which highlight the relationship between Jesus and the Torah. The author discusses the contrast between the attitude of the Pharisees and that of Jesus to the Law but explains that, by rejecting the laws about food, Jesus was not abolishing the totality of the Law but simply abrogating its dietary regulations. The author concludes that the food laws mentioned in the Torah were of a temporary nature and that the death, resurrection and ascension of Messiah Jesus introduced a new era and a new covenant, which included people from all nations of the world as the people of God without their having to adhere to all the regulations of the older covenant.</p>2023-12-30T00:00:00+00:00Copyright (c) 2023 South Asian Journal of Religion and Philosophy (SAJRP)