A Comparative Study of Pilgrimage in Christianity and Islam
A Comparative Study of Pilgrimage in Christianity and Islam

Summary/Abstract: Visitation or pilgrimage to the Holy Lands is one of the common religious practices in most world religions and it is considered an essential act of religious devotion in the Abrahamic religions. Meanwhile, the article attempts a comparative study of the practice of pilgrimage in Christianity and Islam with the aim of identifying the similarities and differences in the practice. The origin, status and the spiritual benefits attributed to pilgrimage in Christianity and Islam are examined. // The methodology used in this research was a narrative-descriptive method using reliable Christian and Islamic scriptures. The collected data were thereafter analyzed based on textual and logical evidences to reach the research outcome. Meanwhile, the findings showed that the pilgrimage is considered a form of religious exercise, not just an ordinary journey or tourism in both the Christianity and Islam.

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