The concepts of ijtihad, taqlid and traditional Islam in the journal “Ad-din wal-adab” (1906–1917)
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Abstract
The article focuses on the contribution of the journal “Ad-din val-Adab” (1906–1917) to Islamic thought, spiritual enlightenment, and the national and cultural life of the Kazan Tatars in the early 20th century. It explores the pressing social issues addressed in the journal, as well as the role of its first editor-in-chief, a renowned Muslim scholar, religious and social activist, theologian, educator, and theorist of the religious reform movement, al-Barudi. The article provides a brief analysis of the national press of the Kazan Tatars, including the Islamic press. The journal pays special attention to analyzing the concepts of ijtihad, taqleed, and traditional Islam.
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Sagdeev I.Ya. The concepts of ijtihad, taqlid and traditional Islam in the journal “Ad-din wal-adab” (1906–1917) // Bulletin of the Bоlgar Islamic Academy, 2025, no. 4 (12), рр. 87–96.
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4. Barudi G. Namazda һәrkemnen uz tele berle doga [Everyone’s personal prayer during Salah]. Ad-din wal-‘adab, 1915, no. 2. (in Tatar)
5. Karimullin A.G. U istokov tatarskoy knigi [At the Origins of Tatar Literature]. Kazan, 1971, 224 p. (In Rusian)
6. Mardjani Sh. Nazurat al-Haqq fi Fardiyat al-Gisha wa In Lăm Yagb al-Shafaḥ. Kazan: Khizana, 1887, 233 р. (in Arabic)
7. Tunteri M. Mawlid Mubarak. Ad-din wal-‘adab, 1914, no. 5. (in Tatar)
8. Fakhretdin R. Asar [Monuments]. Vol. III, IV. Kazan, 2010, 362 p. (in Tatar)
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10.Sharaf Sh. Sunnat ve bidgatler [Sunnah and Innovations]. Ad-din wal-‘adab, 1913, no. 18. (in Tatar)