Concept of Barakah in Qur’ān and Sunnah: Towards its Realization in Modern Discourse

One of the concepts Islam considers important for human prosperity is the concept of barakah (Divine blessing). It is the increase in quality and quantity of God’s blessing via unseen ways to human life. The word barakah also means to make the felicity constant and permanent, which also means abundance and the continuity of that. However, with modernity barakah has become an alienated concept in the life of modern man. This research explores and discusses the reasons behind the lack of divine blessing in human life in modern times and the profane worldview behind it by highlighting its importance and application through both Qur’ānic and Sunnah texts.

Anahtar Kelimeler:

Barakah; Qur’ān; Sunnah; Modernity; Profane Life; Realization

Kur’an ve Sünnet’te Bereket Kavramı: Modern Diskurda İdrakına Doğru

İslâm’ın insan hayatının refahı ve huzuru için önemsediği önemli kavramlardan birisi de bereket kavramıdır. Bereket ise, Allah’ın insanın yaptıklarını keyfiyet ve kemiyet olarak görmediği yollardan artırmasıdır. Aynı zamanda sadetin devamlı ve kalıcı olmasını da ifade eder. Ancak moderniteyle beraber insanın yabancılaştığı bir kavramdır. Bu araştırma, profan modern hayatta bereketin azalmasının sebeplerini incelemekte ve İslâm’ın iki ana referans kaynağı olan Kur’an ve Sünnet’e göre bereketin anlamlarını, ehemmiyetini ele almakta, Hz. Peygamber’in hayatında bereket arayışını göstererek modern diskurda neye tekabül ettiğini incelemektedir.

Keywords:

Bereket; Kur’an; Sünnet; Modernite; Profan Hayat; İdrak,

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