Scholars Probe Ijma, Muslim Unity in Turkey
Muslim scholars from around the world will come together at an international meeting in Turkey this weekend to discuss Ijma (scholarly consensus) and unity among Muslims.
“Ijma means issues on which the ummah [Muslim world] have a consensus,” Ergun Çapan, the editor-in-chief of Yeni Ümit magazine, told Today’s Zaman on Monday, April 22.
Themed “Ijma as a Common Road and Collective Awareness”, a two-day symposium will open in Istanbul on April 27 to discuss scholarly consensus among Muslims.
The meeting, co-organized by the Yeni Ümit and Hira magazines, will bring a host of prominent scholars from around the world.
Organizers hope that the meeting would help promote unity among Muslims around the world.
“At this meeting, we will talk about dynamics which maintain the unity of the ummah,” Çapan said.
This year’s event will be the sixth organized by the two magazines.
“Last year, we organized another symposium titled, ‘Solutions to Social Problems from the Prophet's [PBUH] Path,' in Gaziantep, which was attended by people from 60 countries,” Çapan said.
“In a similar event in 2010, Islamic scholars talked about the ‘Prophet's [PBUH] Path'.”
Muslims make up approximately 99 percent of Turkey's population, but the country is also home to several ancient Christian communities and Jews.
Source: On Islam
Themed “Ijma as a Common Road and Collective Awareness”, a two-day symposium will open in Istanbul on April 27 to discuss scholarly consensus among Muslims.
The meeting, co-organized by the Yeni Ümit and Hira magazines, will bring a host of prominent scholars from around the world.
Organizers hope that the meeting would help promote unity among Muslims around the world.
“At this meeting, we will talk about dynamics which maintain the unity of the ummah,” Çapan said.
This year’s event will be the sixth organized by the two magazines.
“Last year, we organized another symposium titled, ‘Solutions to Social Problems from the Prophet's [PBUH] Path,' in Gaziantep, which was attended by people from 60 countries,” Çapan said.
“In a similar event in 2010, Islamic scholars talked about the ‘Prophet's [PBUH] Path'.”
Muslims make up approximately 99 percent of Turkey's population, but the country is also home to several ancient Christian communities and Jews.
Source: On Islam
