Çağdaş Meydan Okumalar Karşısında Ulema: İmkanlar ve Riskler

Muslim scholar has a dignity identifying him with the personality of holy Prophets? characteristics with a responsibility of embodying what are ideally prescribed in his real life and with the courage to counter the threats he may meet to this cause. His mission is to follow the ways of the prophets especially those whom the Holy Qur?an mentioned as ulu?l-azm (those with an utmost determination) and to create effective life models as these created in effective history. The following paper examines identity, personality and mission of a Muslim scholar facing both contemporary challenges like conformism and chances like creating innovative founding principles for a new model of thought to be based on creative elements of the past and promising ones of present day. 

Muslim scholar has a dignity identifying him with the personality of holy Prophets‟ characteristics with a responsibility of embodying what are ideally prescribed in his real life and with the courage to counter the threats he may meet to this cause. His mission is to follow the ways of the prophets especially those whom the Holy Qur‟an mentioned as ulu‟l-azm (those with an utmost determination) and to create effective life models as these created in effective history. The following paper examines identity, personality and mission of a Muslim scholar facing both contemporary challenges like conformism and chances like creating innovative founding principles for a new model of thought to be based on creative elements of the past and promising ones of present day