“An Analysis of the Prophet’s and Believer’s Characteristic of Being ‚Witnesses‛ and ‚Moderate Ummah‛ according to Holy Qur’an”
Ali İhsan Sait Karamanli
Abstract Of Title
In this research, the nature of the characteristics of, ‚Prophet
Muhammad’s (pbuh) being witness over Muslim Ummah‛; and
‚Ummah’s being witness over humanity‛; in the framework of the
verses of Holy Qur’an are being analyzed. Because interpreting
‚Ummah’s being witness over humanity‛ as the report of just an
ordinary event would be a shallow approach, the research proposes the
argument that it would be more appropriate, and coherent method to
interpret this verse in a constructive way, i.e. as a request or command,
statements laying burden.
When partial and shallow readings left out and the Qur’an is
read with a holistic approach, and characteristics of ‚being witnesses
and moderate ummah‛ analyzed with its social and global dimensions,
which we think that the Qur’an sets as a goal, it would be understood
that being witness and moderate ummah is a task and burden laid on
ummah.
In this context, the characteristics of being moderate ummah
(ummatan wasatan) have been discussed particularly. The dynamics
that need to be realized in order to fulfill the responsibility of being
moderate ummah has been discussed through classical and sociological
commentaries of Qur’anic verses.
Information Of Title
Lnaguage: Turkish - Type: Research - Number of pages: 127-158 - Date: 2015 - Country: TR