16 March، 2026
Al-Rafidain Center for Dialogue (RCD) hosted His Eminence Al-Allamah Sayyid Sami al-Badry in a dialogue seminar titled, "The Dialectics of Religiosity and Atheism in the Abrahamic Religions." The event, held at the Center's Sérgio Vieira de Mello Hall in Najaf, was moderated by Dr. Miqdam al-Fayyadh and attended by a distinguished audience of academics, specialists, and clerics.

Sayyid al-Badry addressed several themes, beginning with the nature of the Abrahamic religions from historical, philosophical, and religious perspectives. He described the Abrahamic faiths as constituting a single Abrahamic religion, which he identified as being represented by Islam.

He also spoke on the philosophy of coexistence within the doctrine of this one religion as embodied by Islam. In another point, he indicated that the events and stories mentioned in the Holy Qur'an, particularly those concerning the Children of Israel, are signs pointing to the end of times and the finality of Islam, specifically highlighting the spiritual entity of the progeny of Muhammad (peace be upon him).

In the second theme of his lecture, Sayyid al-Badry discussed the phenomenon of atheism, which he categorized into three types:

1.     Atheism at the Jewish Level: Represented by the model of Karl Marx.

2.     Atheism in the Manner of the Fathers of Ethics in Christianity: Represented by a number of Christian moral philosophers.

3.     Atheism from an Islamic Religious Background: Represented by several figures with Islamic-influenced views.

Sayyid al-Badry asserted that the primary cause of atheism is an erroneous religiosity that has strayed from the sound foundations of the faith established by the Prophet Abraham (peace be upon him). This deviation has manifested in various forms within the three major religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

For his third theme, Sayyid al-Badry discussed scholarly remedies for atheism. He highlighted the most important of these as the works of the great Islamic thinker, the martyred Ayatollah Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr, including his books, The Logical Foundations of Induction and The Messenger, the Sender, the Message.

This session is part of the periodic meetings hosted by Al-Rafidain Center for Dialogue (RCD), aligning with its scientific and research activities and its mission to discuss the most prominent political, economic, social, cultural, and religious issues.