RELIGIOUS CONSTRUCTIVISM ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS IN THE 21ST CENTURY AND THE PEACEFUL TRUTH OF ISLAM

Year 2024, Issue: 65, 159 - 171, 21.11.2024

Mehmet Alkanalka

https://doi.org/10.30794/pausbed.1399088

Abstract

RReligion has had a significant influence on the utilization of military force in international relations, as well as the legitimacy of this power. This article will explore the concept of "holy war" of Al Qaeda, particularly the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack, and its validity within the context of Islam. It also explores the religious discourse in which the US engage in this struggle, using the literature review methodology. Furthermore, the article will reveal the approach of Islam towards war and jihad. The Qur'an's relevant verses on war are examined, with some key findings and recommendations, such as the desirability of peace, the need for mediation when war is sought, and the extinguishing of the war and terrorism fire. The aim of this study is to address the issue of conflict resolution and contribute to global peace by exposing the injustice of the constructed anti-islamism that has developed in the US and Europe since 9/11.

Keywords

Religious construction, USA, Al Qaeda, Peace researches, Anti-Islamism

21. YÜZYILDAKİ ULUSLARARASI İLİŞKİLERDE DİNİ İNŞACILIK VE İSLAM’IN BARIŞÇI HAKİKATİ

Abstract

Uluslararası ilişkilerde askeri gücün kullanılması ve askeri gücü kullanırken kullanılan meşruiyet gerekçeleri arasında siyasi, ekonomik, güvenlik gerekçelerinin yanında dinin de etkisi olmuştur. Bu makalede 9/11 terör saldırısı başta olmak üzere El Kaide adlı devlet dışı aktörün istismar ettiği kutsal savaş kavramının dini bir inşa olup olmadığı, İslam dini kapsamında bu inşanın ne kadar geçerlilik taşıdığı ve ABD’nin bu mücadeleyi hangi dini söylemlerle karşıladığı literatür taraması yöntemi ile analiz edilmektedir. Ayrıca, İslamiyet’in savaş ve cihat yaklaşımı da Kuran’da yer alan bazı ayetler ile ortaya konulmaktadır. Savaş hakkındaki Kuran’daki ilgili ayetler incelendiğinde öncelikle barışın en ideal durum olduğu, savaşmak isteyen gruplar olduğunda öncelikle arabuluculuk yapılması, savaş ve terörizm ateşinin söndürülmesi önemli buyruk ve tavsiyeler arasında yer almaktadır. Bu çalışmada 9/11 terör saldırısı sonucu ABD ve Avrupa’da oluşan suni İslam karşıtlığının ne kadar büyük bir haksızlık yarattığının ortaya konularak çatışmaların çözülmesi ve evrensel barışa katkı sağlanması amaçlanmıştır.

Keywords

Dini inşacılık, ABD, El Kaide, Barış çalışmaları, İslam karşıtlığı

Ethical Statement

Bu makalede Etik Kurul Onay belgesi gerektiren bir husus bulunmamaktadır.

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