The purpose of this chapter is to show the benefit of using the richness of Abrahamic religions toward developing an effective risk communication and education approach, especially among a religious community. The chapter approach is to present the guiding principle of disaster risk reduction (DRR); the views of Abrahamic religions and specially Islam on disaster and earthquake in particular God's bounty, earth, good deeds, human behavior, safety, and vitality to clear the existing misconception of assuming that disasters are due to God's anger, etc.; and finally the issues safety and human life are discussed in terms of religious teaching. Findings shows that the dissemination of this type of knowledge has helped to clear the misconceptions and increase people's understanding of and knowledge about disaster-related issues; as a necessary step in the process of DRR and improving safety and development, all of which can be viewed as demonstrations of God's love for humankind. It is the first time that this noble correlation between religion and risk reduction has been explained in a paper, and it is expected to open the road for research and discussion on this topic.
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