From the perspective of Islamic theological thought, every sin, in addition to otherworldly consequences, produces some damage in this world. Sins the effect of which is limited to an individual have the potential to affect negatively one’s spiritual and physical constitution, while sins in the sphere of interpersonal relationships destroy the soci...

By Muamer Neimarlija

The aim of the current paper is to compare the reception of the Qur’an and Hadith texts related to science in the classical and modern world of Islamic culture. For this purpose, we have made the reinterpretation of certain texts related to science, within the constituent sources of Islam, the Qur’an and the Sunnah of Muhammad s.a.w.s., on the one ...

By Muamer Neimarlija

We encounter songs about a disguised girl in our oral tradition throughout the history of its recording – from Erlangen Manuscript, over Vuk Stefanovic Karadzic's collection, to the collections made in the second half of the twentieth century. In those songs a girl disguises as a man in most cases to replace her aged father in a battle. She fights ...

By Ibnel Ramić

Muhammed Seid Serdarević belongs to the respected Serdarević family of Zenica, the family that gave the medresah in Zenica some distinguished alims, Muhammed Seid Serdarevic being one of them. He went to school in Sarajevo, and graduated from Gazi-Husrevbey’s hanihak and Daru-l-mu’allimin where he stood out for above-average intelligence. Thanks to...

By Bilal Hasanović

This paper elaborates ten crucial principles that should be the basis for ijjtihad in Islamic law (Fikh): 1. the principle of active ijjtihad, 2. the principle of considering the entire fikh heritage and braking loose with a blind devotion to any of the mezhebs, 3. the principle of understanding the essence of life conditions and circumstances, 4. ...

By Šukrija Ramić

The aim of this study was to determine and examine students’ metaphorical perceptions of a “music lesson” in different high school grade levels. The research method was designed following a qualitative research approach while a phenomenological design was used. The research study group consisted of 305 high school students selected by a purposeful ...

By Mehmet Mustafa Budak, Zühal Dinç Altun, Yiğit Dorukan DİNÇ, Cüneyt Dursun ÖZÇAĞ

The objective of this study was to make a scientific description of motivation factors in maktab teaching by analyzing the attitudes of students, mualims and parents. We supposed that mualims use various strategies and actions to motivate their students. A method of theoretical analysis and a descriptive-analytical method were employed, while the f...

By Safet Beganović, Derviš Varešlija

In this paper the author describes and analyzes central features of Islam and Muslim-Christian relations in Norway. By close observation of the tension between interreligious solidarity and aggressive identity politics, the author highlights some central features of the trust-building Christian-Muslim dialogue in Norway. He also notes how anti-Isla...

By Leirvik Oddbjørn

This work analyses the basic concepts in the field of planning and the development of an educational program. The term curriculum has been avoided in our educational public, or it had multiple interpretations that were not only characteristic for our pedagogical theory and practice but also for a significant number of other countries. Its numerous...

By Izet Pehlić

The aim of this research was to make a comparative analysis of traditional and interactive learning in Islamic religion classes, based on the results of testing students' knowledge and analyzing the students' and teachers' attitudes. We hypothesized that there would be a difference between traditional and interactive learning in Islamic religion cl...

By Hasudin Atanović, Esad Memić