Author
Mustafa Bas
Subject
Islam
Type
Book
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Library
Royal Danish Library
Library Asset ID
ISSN: 1301-966X, EISSN: 2602-2435
Record ID
cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_4f70a646c2714207b4b0082b4ce0dbe7
Library Location
DOAJ Directory of Open Access Journals
Notes
Islam has coexisted with different religious beliefs since its early period, and has maintained this as a cultural richness for generations. Hz. Non-Muslims, who were given the status of "dhimmi" starting from the time of the Prophet, freely practiced their beliefs and preserved their social and cultural values. Thanks to the broad tolerance of Islam, talented non-Muslims took on active roles in palaces and translation centers. Religious debates took place both in the Umayyad and Abbasid states, and in later periods between Christian and Jewish clergy and Muslim clergy, and these debates continued for days, sometimes in the presence of state officials and sometimes in public. In these discussions, the parties tried to defend that their religion was true and real. The best examples of this tolerance in Islam have been exhibited in Andalusia for centuries. The acceptance of Islam by the Turks and their settlement in Anatolia provided the Eastern Churches, which were under Byzantine pressure, with breathing room. Especially during the Ottoman Empire, this tolerance reached its highest level, communities implemented their own legal rules and continued their existence as a state within the state. The lack of pressure on beliefs in the conquered regions enabled different beliefs to continue their existence, which facilitated the entry into Islam and the Islamization of the regions. Even though people have different beliefs, neighborly relations and the phenomenon of sharing common values have created unity in the defense of the lands where they live. As a result, Islam has continued its existence as a system that holds different cultures together and keeps them alive within their own values from the time it became a state until today.
Görüntüle
Dini araştırmalar, 2015-11, Vol.14 (38), p.41-58