“An Approach to Pre-Islamic Arab Life and to the Qur’anic Shurain Terms of Basis of Shura”
Tugrul Tezcan
Abstract Of Title
In the Pre Islamic Period the term Sh ura (council) while keeping on i ts
presence in the triangular region together with the institutions of the Dar anNadva,
Naadee and Sha'b it had been also widely accepted as an ethlcal
term. In the Qur' an the word has been referred by three verses. The verse in
chapter Shura 42/38 the character of the believers are deseribed as a good
behavior. In chapter Al-Imraan 2/233 it is requested from the Prophet
Mohammad to consult with those who joined to the Uhud battle. In Al
Baqarah 2/233 it is mentioned that if the married couple decide to stop to
suckle the baby before the term they can do this only in the case of mutual
consultation. As far as we know as a principle the term Shura was very
comman in the Arabic daily life before Islam in aforementioned regions. It
also had been an institution already. However it is clear that this termin the
Quran does not denote institution but consultation. It can be point out that
the meaning of consultation was being conceptualized by the word Shura
which is transformed from the verb of the the Quran 'sh-w-r' to consult.
Information Of Title
Lnaguage: Turkish - Type: Research - Number of pages: 87-103 - Date: 2010 - Country: TR