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On Specifi cs of Tajdid (Renewal) in Aqida (Creed) and Tafsir (Qurʼan Interpretations)

https://doi.org/10.22311/207-1529-2025-21-1-135-150

Abstract

The modern era puts challenges to the Muslim community that cannot be overcome without new methods and their practical application in the Islamic education system. Including this implies the renewal (tajdid) of the educational programs of most Islamic disciplines, including such objects as aqida and tafsir. Aqida is one of the most important elements of the Muslim worldview, which formed a special direction in Islamic theology. This discipline is key because it aff ects ideology, that is, the inner world of a person. However, its study is often reduced to the formal passage of certain principles, and often within the framework of one creed school, which, moreover, is sometimes exhibited as “the only true”. As for tafsir, it is also one of the basic theological disciplines in the system of Muslim education. However, for the most part, the study of tafsir is based on medieval works, which to some extent do not meet modern realities. Whereas new ideas and thoughts, including those based on modern scientifi c religious knowledge, are left without due attention

About the Author

M. Z. Khairetdinov
Moscow Islamic Institute
Russian Federation

Marat Z. KHAIRETDINOV, M. Th., professor

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Khairetdinov M.Z. On Specifi cs of Tajdid (Renewal) in Aqida (Creed) and Tafsir (Qurʼan Interpretations). Islam in the modern world. 2025;21(1):135-150. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.22311/207-1529-2025-21-1-135-150

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