This paper presents the author’s ideas about a possibility of questioning consensus (ijmā’) of Islamic scholars, validity of those consensuses and authenticity of statements found in Islamic writings. In that sense, broad guidelines are presented at the end of the paper. Those guidelines can be of great help to contemporary Islamic scholars for bui...

By Šurkija Ramić

Modern syntactical researches conducted by Arabs are under great influence of traditional grammar. That as a consequence has various methodological approaches to interpretation of a sentence, its definitions and classifications. Even though some classical Arabic grammarians make semantic distinction between terms ğumla and kelam, today they are per...

By Mejra Softić

Social support refers to the benefits one is capable of receiving from relationships with other people. Family as a primary unit is the one that should be the greatest source of all forms of social support. However, young people sometimes do not feel that their family is the source of that kind of support, so it could be said that perceived and act...

By Anela Hasanagić

Mehmed Handžić (1906-1944) is one of the most significant Bosnian alims (scholars). Even though he lived shortly, he is the most prolific Bosnian alim that left us imposing literary work from various studies. What makes him unique and original among the Bosnian ulama is the fact that he was the only one, in the modern history of the Bosniaks, who ...

By Halil Mehtić

Gifted knowledge (المعرفة اللدنية) is a subject very rarely discussed and analyzed in our language especially in scientific terms. In this paper the author tries to give his contribution to explaining this issue within the framework of the ehlisunna methodology of research in aquida issues. Some fractions give this kind of knowledge too much impor...

By Zuhdija Adilović

Sciences whose development and defining is iseriously nfluenced by women, along with men, are rare. Hadith and Hadith science is an exception in this regard. Ever since the very beginning of Islam, women - experts in the field, played a very important role in preserving and passing on Muhammad`s Hadith. In all stages of development of Hadith l...

By Šef Kurdić

The paper presents the basic periods of the emergence and development of the Hadith science from the time of the Prophet to the end of its developing period. The paper points out and evaluates the period of the formation of the Hadith at the time of the Prophet s.a.v.s., the reasons of unsystematic noting of hadiths at the time of the Prophet s.a.v...

By Esmir Halilović

First pre-Islamic fragments of poetry are registered in the fifth and sixth centuries before the occurrence of Islam. These fragments show a very rich and developed poetic tradition. The Qur`an has a negative attitude towards idolatry and the pre-Islamic poetry and poets excepting those who accepted Islam and continued their poetic journey respec...

By Bilal Hasanović

Recent neuroscientific flows initiated the emergence of modern conceptions of teaching, such as unconscious learning, suggestopedia and neuro-linguistic programming. A common feature of these concepts is the recognition of physiological principles of the human brain, which primarily involve emotional adaptation of teaching which provides a stimula...

By Muamer Neimarlija

Reviewing Handžić`s interpretation of the Holy Qur`an and particularly the interpretation of Surah al-Baqarah and en-Nisa, we were able to verify the methodology that was followed. A general observation reveals that he based his methodology on nine principles. Among these principles he highly places derogating (nasih) and derogated (mensuh) ayats....

By Halil Mehtić