An Islamic Approach to Peace and Nonviolence: A Turkish Experience1

Sarıtoprak, Zeki

doi:10.1111/j.1478-1913.2005.00102.x

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“…The Treaty of Hudaybiyyah, which shines as a huge turning point for Muslims in history (Saritoprak, 2005) is one of the most striking incidents, focuses on life skills. The Treaty was a pivotal treaty between the Prophet Muhammad, representing the state of Medina, and the Quraysh tribe of Mecca at the end of the sixth year of the Hijra of the Prophet (Ismail, 2015).…”

Section: Decision Makingmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Application of Life Skills in Sunnah: A Study Based on Recommended Life Skills by WHO

Abdullah¹,

Fazlan²,

Sheefa³

et al. 2021

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Life skills refer to adaptive and positive behaviors that help people effectively cope with the needs and challenges of daily life. Thus, this study aimed at the analysis of the application of life skills in the Sunnah of Prophet (PBUH) based on the life skills recommended by WHO such as problem-solving, decision making, creative thinking, critical thinking, self-awareness, empathy, interpersonal relationship, effective communication, coping with stress, coping with emotions. The deductive content analysis of topic-related data in Hadith which refers to the verbal, action, and recognition of the Prophet (PBUH), classic Islamic and modern literature, is conducted through the descriptive narrative method. The finding reveals the acknowledgment and the application of life skills on several occasions in Sunnah, as well as the adherence to such skills will assist walking through the guidance of Sunnah. As a result, it strongly suggests that the icon would serve as a guide for every individual in the modern world in terms of the effective application of life skills at various levels and circumstances that can assist in leading a successful life. This study will be referred for future studies regarding the application and the impact of life skills.

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Section: Decision Makingmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Application of Life Skills in Sunnah: A Study Based on Recommended Life Skills by WHO

Abdullah¹,

Fazlan²,

Sheefa³

et al. 2021

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“…Fethullah Gulen is a spiritual leader, as well as an advocate of peace and inter-faith dialogue (Esposito, Yilmaz 2010, Yucel and Albayrak 2014, Carroll 2007, Saritoprak 2005. He is one of the world's most influential and controversial Muslim spiritual leaders, who has inspired a major trans-national civil society movement.…”

Section: Gulen's Approach To Integrationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…If you live this way, you will have a lot in common with the people of those countries. Leave historical polemics to historians" (Saritoprak 2005). Gulen's emphasis on education prevents ghettoisation.…”

Section: Gulen's Approach To Integrationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Immigration and Integration: Examining Fethullah Gulen’s Philosophy of Integration

Ayvaz¹

2020

RoEA

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Forced migration is a huge asset, but also a challenge within Europe. The key to overcoming it is love, tolerance, dialogue, humility, self-devotion, as well as creating common and safe spaces for meeting and working together in socially beneficial tasks. In order to prevent and solve problems arising from taking in refugees of different faiths and cultures, believers of all religions need to accept these tasks as a top priority. Although the role of religion in lives of immigrants has been a subject of interest by scholars, not much focus had been put on the importance of social activism of faith-based community organisations in favour of immigrants. This paper focuses on social networks as playing an important role in the integration process, and examines Turkish Islamic Scholar Fethullah Gulen’s view of integration within current EU policy regarding Muslim immigrants.

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“…27 Supporters of nonviolence in Islam emphasize that Qur'an does not aim to introduce violence, but it is merely the reaction of the existing condition of Arab as a "state of war." Many verses (e.g.…”

Section: Vol 12 No 1 Juni 2016mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Nevertheless, during his lifetime, Nursi often reminded his disciples not to seek revenge for his death. 49 Another example of a lifelong champion of nonviolence is Fethullah Gulen, an influential Islamic scholar and thinker in Turkey (1970's). For the sake of preventing future clashes and violence between the adherents of differing religions, he utilizes interfaith cooperation and dialogue.…”

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Peace and Violence in Islam: An overview of Some Muslim Perspectives

Hidayati¹

2016

AIIJIS

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The issue of violence has always been existent in world religions including Islam. The image of Islam as a violent religion has been described in various media especially in the case of terrorism. This phenomenon leads to questions on how issues of violence are conveyed in Islamic teachings and how they have been understood differently by Muslims. This article aims to answer such questions by discussing the duty of Muslims, jihad, spirit of the Qur'an, and interpretation issues. The writing found that overgeneralization of a particular case in Qur'anic stories occurred; differences in interpretation are caused by the limitation of human beings in viewing their present reality and the reality of the past; issues of violence in the Qur'an are inevitable since the Qur'an was revealed at a time of extensive violence throughout human life, while the spirit of Islam is in creating peace among fellow human being; and a number of Muslims regard the prophet Muhammad's life time as the pinnacle of Islamic civilization. These findings lead to the conclusion that issues of violence in Islamic teachings are always interpreted differently in a variety of manners.Keywords: duty, interpretation, jihad, spirit of the Qur'an, issue of violence ABSTRAK Isu kekerasan selalu ada dalam agama-agama dunia termasuk Islam. Kesan Islam sebagai agama kekerasan telah digambarkan dalam beragam media khususnya dalam kasus terorisme. Fenomena ini menimbulkan pertanyaan terkait bagaimana isu kekerasan disampaikan dalam ajaran-ajaran Islam dan bagaimana ajaran-ajaran ini dipahami secara berbeda oleh Muslim. Tulisan ini bertujuan untuk menjawab pertanyaan-pertanyaan tersebutdengan mendiskusikan kewajiban muslim, jihad, spirit Qur'an, dan persoalan-persoalan interpretasi. Temuan yang diperoleh dari diskusi tema di atas adalah adanya overgeneralisasi terhadap kasus tertentu dalam cerita-cerita al Qur'an; perbedaan-perbedaan dalam interpretasi disebabkan oleh keterbatasan manusia dalam memandang realitas mereka saat ini dan realitas di masa lalu; isu kekerasan dalam al Qur'an tidak dapat dihindari karena al Qur'an

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An Islamic Approach to Peace and Nonviolence: A Turkish Experience1

Cited by 13 publications

References 1 publication

The Application of Life Skills in Sunnah: A Study Based on Recommended Life Skills by WHO

The Application of Life Skills in Sunnah: A Study Based on Recommended Life Skills by WHO

Immigration and Integration: Examining Fethullah Gulen’s Philosophy of Integration

Peace and Violence in Islam: An overview of Some Muslim Perspectives

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