Conflicting reports regarding the relationship of religious affiliation to death anxiety led the investigators to inquire into the same in the background of Indian culture and Islamic religion. The administration of Religious Ideology Scale and the susequent administration of Death Anxiety Scale on a sample of two hundred orthodox Muslims brought to light the fact that death anxiety is higher among persons having deep religious affiliations. However; the specific meaning of death anxiety among the orthodox Muslims of younger and older generations stem forth from notions about death which exist in the Islamic religion. This was confirmed through interviews based on items containing these notions.
The investigators therefore conclude that generalizations based on findings pertaining to the relationship of religious faith and death anxiety cannot be warranted without taking into account the meaning which are shared by individuals through a particular religious and cultural background.