The fact that modernization threatened applicability and sustainability of Islamic
piety made it necessary to rethink Sunnah. And the necessity of rethinking Sunnah also gave
rise to new definitions of Sunnah. And trying to answer the question of why it is necessary
to rethink Sunnah led us to reconsider piety because the relationship between Sunnah and
piety is a normal and structural relationship. The nature of piety and the nature of Sunnah
overlap. This is why it would not be wrong to see the call for the ‘revival of Sunnah’ in the
last century among Muslims as a manifestation of the search for piety. Also, assessing Sunnah
in this context to redefine it will end the confusion about this matter. Furthermore, the clarification
of the concepts will also help to put piety into practice in the modern era because
conceptual confusions leads to inconsistencies in one’s behaviors. This article tackles modern
definitions of Sunnah and piety and also it assesses the related concepts of Kitab, Sunnah
and Hikmah. As a result, the article argues that there is not an obstacle to understanding and
defining Sunnah as a form of piety.
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Journal Section | Articles |
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Publication Date | December 30, 2017 |
Published in Issue | Year 2017 Volume: 15 Issue: 2 |