This publication is the third in a series of articles devoted to the dominant thesis in traditional Islamic political and legal theology about Jizya as a tribute from Non- Muslims, established by the Prophet Muhammad. The fi rst article analyzed the question of the authenticity, from a formal hadithological point of view (i. e., in the aspect of isnad), of the traditions about Nadjran deputation, and partly about the treaty with the Christians of Najran; in the second, this issue was considered already in a substantial way, referring to the composition of the Christian deputation. The present article continues this substantive analysis, but already in relation to the text of the Jizya treaty. The study is conducted in line with the reformistmodernist discourse, orientated on the disclosure of the tolerant- pluralistic intention of prophetic Islam.

In the present article we are going look at the interpretation of the theology of Muhammad Abduh (1849–1905) undertaken by the Indonesian scholar Harun Nasution (1919–1998). Nasution compares Abduh’s position to neo- Mutazilism, relying on the treatise “Risālah al- Tawḥid”. Nasution carries out a step-by-step interpretation of the most popular “exoteric” work of the Egyptian thinker, proving the rationalist character of his theological system. From the point of view of Nasution, the division of the human race into the elect and commoners characteristic of Abduh is intended to confi rm the special ontological status of people endowed with high culture and advanced intellectual abilities. The elect are able to comprehend the entire area of intelligible being, which includes both God with his attributes and the created world. From this follows the limited, confi rmatory character of Revelation. It does not so much reveal to people a hitherto unfamiliar truth as confi rms (legitimizes) the knowledge already available to the Elect. Nasution believes that Abduh’s views on human freedom and divine justice are in confl ict with Asharism. Man is the source of his own actions, he is given the freedom to independently determine his own destiny. Allah Almighty rules the world through the eternal laws of nature, sunan, and prefers not to interfere in the aff airs of people directly, although he is interested in their welfare. The article concludes with critical remarks challenging the interpretive model proposed by Nasution and other neoMutazilite scholars of Abduh.

The relevance of the article consists in its analyzing of some confl ict situations containing religious factor in simultaneous stressing the unreadiness of graduates of all levels of the Islamic education system to solve confl icts. The article presents analysis of interactions presented in the Qur’an and provided with divine methods of confl ict resolution. The purpose of the analysis is to expand the theoretical base for the development of optimal didactic means of forming a confl ictological culture of Muslim clergy. The study allows us to conclude that the Holy Qur’an contains none fundamental disagreement with the theoretical postulates and practical recommendations of confl ictologists. Considering, that for believers quotations of Holy Scripture are much more signifi cant than results of any scientifi c research, the Qur’anic teachings are the most eff ective means to develop a confl ictological culture of Muslim clergy. The article would be useful for confl ict scholars, confl ict psychologists, religious scholars and theologians, the current Muslim clergy at all levels.

Tatar philosophy has a long history and dates back to the ancestors of the Tatars, i. e. the Volga Bulgars, who fi rst laid the foundations of philosophical knowledge in the Middle Ages in the X century. Medieval Tatar literature of the X — third quarter of the XVIII centuries is one of the foundations of Tatar social and philosophical thought (A. Yasavi (XII century), Qul- Gali (XIII century), Qutb (XIV century), S. Sarai (XIV century), Muhammadyar (XVI century)). Most of the works of Tatar thinkers of the X–XVIII centuries are syncretic. Works at the same time were both a literary source, and a book on ethics, and an essay that reveals the philosophical views of Tatar thinkers.

In this article, the author analyzes the historical past of Sicily, a region that became the object of the Arab- Berber, or Saracen conquest in the early Middle Ages, and the current realities of this region of Italy in the light of the migration problem. The researcher in detail discusses the background, characteristics, time frame and results medieval “Arabization” of the region, the similarities and diff erences of Islamization in Sicily and other European regions undergoing the expansion of the Muslim. Special emphasis is placed on the relation of Sicily to the Muslims: the author examines the specifi city of the interpretation of the concept “Islam” in various segments of the population, features of the mapping Sicilian, religious affi liation and regional origin of migrants with their status in the local evaluation system, the reasons for the existence of positive attitudes towards Muslims and Islam, as well as the identity of the Sicilians and migrants and interpretation of each of these categories of the population of the terms “own” and “alien”.

The paper is an attempt at writing of the new conceptual biography of a renowned Muslim reformist leader in late tsarist and early Soviet Caucasus. After ‘Ali al- Ghumuqi more known under the name of Kayaev (1878–1943) from the Dagestani village of Ghumuq fell the victim of the Stalinist political repressions and then was gradually rehabilitated, historians often presented him a leftist journalist and politician close to the Bolsheviks, sometimes also a bibliophile who collected one of the largest private libraries of Muslim Oriental manuscripts and documents. Seriously revising this not very correct image the authors of this article investigate rather his academic research activities that allow rethinking Kayaev as a Muslim historian revisionist. The focus is made on his Oriental source studies that traced the future development of the famous Dagestani school of academic Oriental studies in the twentieth century, as well as on Kayaev’s original treatment of Muslim historiography he considered through the lenses of Muslim peoples’ development as principal historical actors.

The article discusses the situation of modern ethnic Russians Muslims in the Muslim communities of the Moscow region. Firstly, the history of the formation of the used terminology is briefl y traced, related concepts and semantic contexts are listed. The author draws attention to the fact, that the topic is not suffi ciently covered in the scientifi c literature with a rather high level of interest in it in journalism, as well as the presence of various kinds of stereotypes that require expert refutation.

The article is devoted to the analysis of Salafi Islamism. Conservative Salafi Islamism during the events of the Arab spring received a new development. In particular, the fall of authoritarian regimes and the beginning of the democratic process in the Middle East and North Africa led to the creation of Salafi political parties. The Salafi sts believed, that in a favorable political environment, they would be able to defend their legal status and gain some privileges through participating in parliamentary elections. However, the creation of parties has deepened internal divisions within the Salafi movements. In particular, there were supporters among the Salafi sts, who defended the combination of student and political activities against those who considered participation in the political struggle as a temporary tactical action. The result of the disagreement was the emergence of a reformist movement, that began to see participation in politics as a tool for strengthening the position of the Salafi st movement.

The article analyzes the discourse on changing the status of Hagia Sophia Museum (The Church of Hagia Sophia) in Istanbul. The research is based on a wide range of sources, including offi cial documents of international, public and religious organizations. The article presents the main participants’ positions in the discussion, refl ecting diff erent approaches to evaluating the transformation of Hagia Sophia Museum into a mosque. The author concludes that the important step towards a constructive dialogue is to seek opportunities for involving representatives of the world and international religious communities in the work of collegial platforms operating within the country. In the future, such initiatives will help to provide a wide and open fi eld for discussion of the actual existence and further development of Hagia Sophia in the new conditions.

The article describes a number of reasons that actualize the regular interaction of state and public management institutions in the further development of Islamic education in order to strengthen the human resources of Islamic educational organizations, as well as to train qualitatively new specialists in the fi eld of Islamic theology. The importance of this topic increases due to the lack of mechanisms in the legislation for interaction between public and state management institutions in the system of Islamic education in the modern social and legal fi eld of Russia. The article focuses on the fact that the development of Islamic education in Russia should be considered in context of regional development and features.

The second part of the publication, which has been started in the previous issue of the journal, presents the translation of the fi nal fragment of the commentary of the prominent Arab- Muslim philosopher Ibn Rushd (Averroes, d. 1198) made by him to the fi fth chapter of the third book of the Aristotelian treatise “On the Soul”. The incorruptibility in this chapter, which traditionally is attributed exclusively to the active intellect, was interpreted by Ibn Rushd as primarily characterizing the material intellect. Affi rming the immanence of the active intellect, the Commentator emphasizes its status as a form for material intellect and points out to its aff ability on the part of the intentions of the imaginative forms. Here the author also substantiates the Aristotle’s thesis concerning the cessation of remembrance after the separation of the soul from the body.