| Ijtihad, Rethinking Islam | |
| 08 Feb 2012, NewAgeIslam.Com | |
| JNU Introduces Indian Muslims to Turkish Islamist philosopher Bediuzzaman Said Nursi’s Views on Multiculturalism | |
A Special Report by Juhi Shahin, NewAgeIslam.com |
Qur’an and Islam are a basis for a multicultural society was the refrain at JNU's international conference on "Living in Peace and Harmony in a Multicultural World" on Feb 1-2, 2012. Bediuzzaman Said Nursi’s collection of books called Risala’i Nur was the inspiration behind the refrain and the conference itself. The conference was organized by Centre of Arabic and African Studies, JNU in collaboration with Istanbul Foundation for Science and Culture, Turkey. Nursi was a Turkish theologian and philosopher who lived through a very tumultuous period in the history of that region. … Former Union Minister Arif Mohammad Khan inaugurated the conference and said that the various colours of skin and languages of people are signs of Allah, and asked whether we will then fight the signs of Allah? Another interesting point he made was that declaring people kafir (or unbelievers) amounted to shirk (ascribing partners to God). Since it is clear in the Qur’an that God is the judge of belief, in his view, whoever wants to share this power with God, is a mushirk. -- Juhi Shahin, NewAgeIslam.com (Photo: Bediuzzaman Said Nursi) http://www.newageislam.com/NewAgeIslamIjtihadRethinkingIslam_1.aspx?ArticleID=6576 | ||
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