Lighthouse Episode 18 | 9/30/25 – Soteriology, the study of salvation
Every faith claims to offer the path to salvation, but what does that really mean? What are we being saved from, and who grants that salvation?
In this lecture, Shaykh Yasir Qadhi explores soteriology, the study of salvation, and how it follows naturally after the discussion on theodicy and human suffering. He examines how the world’s major religions—Judaism, Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Islam—define and pursue salvation, each in its own way.
Through history, theology, and philosophy, this talk reveals how these understandings of salvation shaped civilizations, inspired movements, and even gave rise to modern secular thought.
By the end, you’ll see how humanity’s search for salvation is ultimately a search for meaning, mercy, and truth.
00:00 Introduction
00:27 Soteriology
00:59 Why Soteriology after Theodicy?
05:22 It is important to understand the global discourse
05:52 The 5 “major” faiths in the world
06:43 6 questions regarding Soteriology
08:47 Question 1: What is Salvation?
11:10 The Aqeedah of Moses Maimonodes
13:06 Zionist Jews made “Israel” their Golden Calf
15:09 Question 2: Salvation from What?
18:27 Question 3: Who grants the Salvation?
21:27 Question 4: How is Salvation Granted?
22:15 Hindu Yoga vs Western Yoga
23:58 How Salvation is Granted (continued)
25:55 Question 5: When is Salvation Granted?
28:43 Question 6: Who gets to be saved and who doesn’t?
29:21 Jewish beliefs on “God’s Chosen People”
32:21 The Seven Laws of Noah
34:22 Buddhism, Hinduism, and the Eternal Samsara
35:17 Christians Sectarianism and Soteriological Exclusivism
36:43 The 4th Crusades
38:49 What we were taught in high school
39:34 The Wars Following the Protestant Reformations
41:08 The Catholic IRA vs the Anglican British
42:30 Modern Secularism was born out of Christian Sectarian Warfare
45:33 The Impact of Vatican II on Soteriolgy and the Modern Western Psyche
54:18 Why is Soteriology such a Hot Topic today?
56:45 Preview for what is to come
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► Credits:
*Note: No musical instruments were used in this video, all background noise is human acapella.*
Intro & Outro Nasheed
Artist: Ibraheem Bakeer
Produced by: MAQAMAT INSTITUTION
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