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NIZAR SMIDA, 2023
University institutions specializing in Shari'a sciences have a great mobility related to the d... more University institutions specializing in Shari'a sciences have a great mobility related to the
development of their curricula and methods of teaching the contents of these sciences and trying
to make it more relevant to the issues of today's society and humankind in a new methodological
context that takes into account the deliberative dimension of science and basically its functional
outcomes, That is, linking educational and research efforts to the principles of action and action,
developing and contributing to social transformation at all levels; This confirms the awareness of
the masters of these university institutions that cognitive attainment is not only to provide students
with the necessary set of knowledge. but rather how to take advantage of the results of what they
have received along their course of study.
This scientific paper attempts to focus on systematically, functionally and practically looking at
different purposes on the issue of the history of religions by focusing on its utilization and moving
towards a meaningful contribution to today's interaction on this issue.
Keywords: history of religions/months/scientific/ functional model/practical dimensions.
NIZAR SMIDA, 2014
The term “Myth” is a controversial term among many scientific fields due to the nature of myth th... more The term “Myth” is a controversial term among many scientific fields due to the nature of myth that come in touch with the various scientific researches that sometimes connected with simulation. Myth is relevant to philosophy, religion and human history including social, religious or civilization history. Myth is considered in many scientific fields
but it is different from these fields from the aspect of meaning, indication and
context.
JOURNAL ALMAYADINE OF HUMANITIES STUDIES, 2023
Although It Has Carried The Final Message And Dominated Previous Messages, The Quran Contains Mul... more Although It Has Carried The Final Message And Dominated Previous Messages, The Quran Contains Multiple References To
Other Religions And Their Adherents In The Context Of Either Dialogue And Interaction Or In The Context Of Transgression. The
Holy Quran Is Subjected To Religious Ideology, Considering that Human is in his Origin A Unified Being, And Expressing It From
Historical Entrances That Mention The Stories Of Prophets And Their Nations, The Conflict Between Uniformity And Forms Of
Pluralism And Engagement, Through This Historical approach The Occasion for Understanding The Biblical Other Is Established
By Trying To Defind Him And Defind The Nature Of His Religious Experience And The Forms Of Misrepresentation And Change
He Has Reduced.
The Quranic Text Is Not Only A Chronological Entry But Also Looks At The Biblical Other Through Another Entry, The One
On Questions Of Belief, That Is, The Other's Relationship With The Sacred And Viewed Within A Specific Contract Model .
The Quran Goes Back To Thinking About The Other Writing Based On The Totality Of His Actions, Practices And Choices,
Focusing Mainly On What Distinguishes The Identity Of The Biblical Other Associated With The Values Of Superiority,
Controversy, Disobedience And Exaltation, And All That Represents The Identity That Tends To Be Unique And Desire For
Dominance .
Through These Entrances, The Solid Floor On Which The Quran's Vision Of The Biblical Other Can Form Can Be Founded On
Identity, Practice And Values. In this approach, we have relied on the inductive approach that goes back directly to the Quranic text
and Draws From The Conception Of The Biblical Other, As Well As The Analytical, Historical And Comparative Approach To
Collect And Track The Evolution Of The Biblical Other's Views And Compare The Characteristics Of Jewish And Christian
Identities. This Research Attempts To Answer The Following Problem: How Does The Holy Quran View The Biblical Other? And
What Horizon Does He Deal With? And what is the purpose of addressing the issue of the Biblical Other in the Quranic text?
Papers by NIZAR SMIDA
Islamic Studies Journal, 2024
The field of religious studies represents one of the most important social sciences, occupying a... more The field of religious studies represents one of the most important social sciences,
occupying a distinguished position in the contemporary cognitive space that engages
the relationship between religion and religiosity, as well as rationalizing religious
behavior and liberating it from the remnants of violence and extremism. Seen more
broadly, the field of religious studies encourages believers to simultaneously satisfy
the need for religiosity and promote a positive relationship with society. However, all
these promises collide with obstacles that limit researchers’ intentions and weaken
their research’s effectiveness in this field, particularly in Arab and Islamic contexts.
This article seeks to discover the role of religious studies in the search for solutions
to the clash between followers of various world religions. How can religious studies
contribute to establishing a basis of agreement and harmony that makes the religious
experience a foundation for tolerance and support for the universal and the common? What are the most prominent obstacles that stand in the way of this project
adopted by scholars of comparative religions? The article uses several methodological
approaches to dismantle this problem and advance a solution, relying on the historical, comparative, inductive, and contextual methods as mechanisms that enable us to
identify the features of the contribution of the social and human sciences – through
the example of comparative religion – in producing a new approach whose goal is to
achieve eternal peace and the cessation of violence.
Keywords
Religious studies – contemporary man – promises – extremism – peace – change
NIZAR SMIDA, 2024
This paper aims to explore the issue of human actions in Islamic thought, focusing on the variou... more This paper aims to explore the issue of human actions in Islamic thought, focusing
on the various stances regarding determinism, free will, and the intermediate position between
them. This topic is linked to an ontological question: What are the limits of human
responsibility for their actions? Our view is that the different positions on human actions reflect
the presence of pluralism within Islamic thought, specifically through the discipline of Islamic
theology (kalām). The difference in positions about the human actions within the science of
theology expresses the vitality of Islamic thought and its appreciation of the right to differ
between theological schools such as the Mu’tazila, Shi’a, and Sunnis, especially in an era
dominated by the rationalism of Mu’tazila thought influenced by the methodology of Greek
philosophical thought. This difference was recognized, especially in the third and fourth
centuries AH/ninth and tenth centuries AD. We consider this difference in discussing the
subject of the human actions as evidence of the principle of pluralism in Islam, which allows
us to speak of the existence of a significant degree of intellectual tolerance, a subject that has
not been studied to date. The prevailing view in studies today on this subject is that the
theological groups accuse each other of unbelief, which is a mistaken position, because the
saying of unbelief did not appear until after the fourth century AH/tenth century AD when
transmission, reliability, and conservatism prevailed in Islamic thought. In addressing this
issue, we examine three major stances on human actions as represented by three theological
schools: The Mu’tazila (who advocated free will in human actions), the Jabriya (who advocated
determinism in human actions), and the Ash’ariyya (who upheld the theory of acquisition).
Once this is accomplished, we will explore the philosophy of pluralism in Islam through the
lens of kalām. The most important conclusion we reached is that the debate on human actions
opened, by the mid-4th century AH/10th century CE, an intellectual horizon that laid the
foundations for pluralism in Islamic theological discussions. However, this horizon was soon
closed due to various factors, which we have discussed throughout the paper.
Keywords: human actions; kalām; determinism; free will; acquisition; pluralism
NIZAR SMIDA, 2024
Our main objective in this research is to affirm that philosophy, in its true essence and depth,... more Our main objective in this research is to affirm that philosophy, in its true essence
and depth, has never been inherently opposed to religion. Rather, the turn toward atheism
within philosophy represents isolated, personal stances, often reactionary in nature, and not
rooted in genuine intellectual reflection, which the Qur’an encourages and calls people to
adhere to. Our endeavor is to show that the call to atheism is foreign to reason, understood as
a sound faculty or a sense linked to the pursuit of truth, as previously demonstrated by
Descartes in his focus on the principles and methods of philosophical inquiry. To facilitate the
achievement of these goals, we have employed several methodologies, primarily the structural
method, which helps us analyze selected texts, this methodology enables the understanding of
the elements within the studied positions, the relationships that link them, and the underlying
implications upon which they are based. We will apply this method practically when analyzing
conceptions that reject religion, uncovering the framework underpinning each conception. This
approach facilitates comprehension by examining the rational foundations that support each
interpretation of religion and later pave the way for its denial or transcendence. the historical
method, which allows us to trace the development and dissemination of atheism, this approach
is based on the premise that every sensory or intellectual phenomenon has an origin defined by
time and place, evolving through transformations and additions over time. By employing this
method, we can trace the development of various interpretations of religion and understand the
intellectual accumulations shaped by successive historical periods, and the deconstructionist
method, through which we identify the contradictions and flawed principles underlying
atheistic arguments, this method allows for in-depth critique of the foundations, developmental
trajectories, and final outcomes of phenomena. It also provides a means to establish new
perspectives—whether by modifying the existing model, recontextualizing it, or replacing it
with an entirely new framework. The importance of re-examining the relationship between
philosophy and atheism stems from the profound influence of certain philosophical positions
and their negative views on religion within various atheistic currents, especially contemporary
ones. Contemporary atheism today poses a threat to religion as a symbolic human system, rich
in a value-laden framework that upholds the essence of humanity in an era dominated by
materialism and the absence of values. The central question of this research is: Can the human
being truly achieve existence independently? Or can one live in this world isolated from all
influential forces, including the creative and divine force?
Keywords: atheism; philosophy; reason; humanity; faith; truth
NIZAR SMIDA, 2023
University institutions specializing in Shari'a sciences have a great mobility related to the d... more University institutions specializing in Shari'a sciences have a great mobility related to the
development of their curricula and methods of teaching the contents of these sciences and trying
to make it more relevant to the issues of today's society and humankind in a new methodological
context that takes into account the deliberative dimension of science and basically its functional
outcomes, That is, linking educational and research efforts to the principles of action and action,
developing and contributing to social transformation at all levels; This confirms the awareness of
the masters of these university institutions that cognitive attainment is not only to provide students
with the necessary set of knowledge. but rather how to take advantage of the results of what they
have received along their course of study.
This scientific paper attempts to focus on systematically, functionally and practically looking at
different purposes on the issue of the history of religions by focusing on its utilization and moving
towards a meaningful contribution to today's interaction on this issue.
Keywords: history of religions/months/scientific/ functional model/practical dimensions.
NIZAR SMIDA, 2014
The term “Myth” is a controversial term among many scientific fields due to the nature of myth th... more The term “Myth” is a controversial term among many scientific fields due to the nature of myth that come in touch with the various scientific researches that sometimes connected with simulation. Myth is relevant to philosophy, religion and human history including social, religious or civilization history. Myth is considered in many scientific fields
but it is different from these fields from the aspect of meaning, indication and
context.
JOURNAL ALMAYADINE OF HUMANITIES STUDIES, 2023
Although It Has Carried The Final Message And Dominated Previous Messages, The Quran Contains Mul... more Although It Has Carried The Final Message And Dominated Previous Messages, The Quran Contains Multiple References To
Other Religions And Their Adherents In The Context Of Either Dialogue And Interaction Or In The Context Of Transgression. The
Holy Quran Is Subjected To Religious Ideology, Considering that Human is in his Origin A Unified Being, And Expressing It From
Historical Entrances That Mention The Stories Of Prophets And Their Nations, The Conflict Between Uniformity And Forms Of
Pluralism And Engagement, Through This Historical approach The Occasion for Understanding The Biblical Other Is Established
By Trying To Defind Him And Defind The Nature Of His Religious Experience And The Forms Of Misrepresentation And Change
He Has Reduced.
The Quranic Text Is Not Only A Chronological Entry But Also Looks At The Biblical Other Through Another Entry, The One
On Questions Of Belief, That Is, The Other's Relationship With The Sacred And Viewed Within A Specific Contract Model .
The Quran Goes Back To Thinking About The Other Writing Based On The Totality Of His Actions, Practices And Choices,
Focusing Mainly On What Distinguishes The Identity Of The Biblical Other Associated With The Values Of Superiority,
Controversy, Disobedience And Exaltation, And All That Represents The Identity That Tends To Be Unique And Desire For
Dominance .
Through These Entrances, The Solid Floor On Which The Quran's Vision Of The Biblical Other Can Form Can Be Founded On
Identity, Practice And Values. In this approach, we have relied on the inductive approach that goes back directly to the Quranic text
and Draws From The Conception Of The Biblical Other, As Well As The Analytical, Historical And Comparative Approach To
Collect And Track The Evolution Of The Biblical Other's Views And Compare The Characteristics Of Jewish And Christian
Identities. This Research Attempts To Answer The Following Problem: How Does The Holy Quran View The Biblical Other? And
What Horizon Does He Deal With? And what is the purpose of addressing the issue of the Biblical Other in the Quranic text?
Islamic Studies Journal, 2024
The field of religious studies represents one of the most important social sciences, occupying a... more The field of religious studies represents one of the most important social sciences,
occupying a distinguished position in the contemporary cognitive space that engages
the relationship between religion and religiosity, as well as rationalizing religious
behavior and liberating it from the remnants of violence and extremism. Seen more
broadly, the field of religious studies encourages believers to simultaneously satisfy
the need for religiosity and promote a positive relationship with society. However, all
these promises collide with obstacles that limit researchers’ intentions and weaken
their research’s effectiveness in this field, particularly in Arab and Islamic contexts.
This article seeks to discover the role of religious studies in the search for solutions
to the clash between followers of various world religions. How can religious studies
contribute to establishing a basis of agreement and harmony that makes the religious
experience a foundation for tolerance and support for the universal and the common? What are the most prominent obstacles that stand in the way of this project
adopted by scholars of comparative religions? The article uses several methodological
approaches to dismantle this problem and advance a solution, relying on the historical, comparative, inductive, and contextual methods as mechanisms that enable us to
identify the features of the contribution of the social and human sciences – through
the example of comparative religion – in producing a new approach whose goal is to
achieve eternal peace and the cessation of violence.
Keywords
Religious studies – contemporary man – promises – extremism – peace – change
NIZAR SMIDA, 2024
This paper aims to explore the issue of human actions in Islamic thought, focusing on the variou... more This paper aims to explore the issue of human actions in Islamic thought, focusing
on the various stances regarding determinism, free will, and the intermediate position between
them. This topic is linked to an ontological question: What are the limits of human
responsibility for their actions? Our view is that the different positions on human actions reflect
the presence of pluralism within Islamic thought, specifically through the discipline of Islamic
theology (kalām). The difference in positions about the human actions within the science of
theology expresses the vitality of Islamic thought and its appreciation of the right to differ
between theological schools such as the Mu’tazila, Shi’a, and Sunnis, especially in an era
dominated by the rationalism of Mu’tazila thought influenced by the methodology of Greek
philosophical thought. This difference was recognized, especially in the third and fourth
centuries AH/ninth and tenth centuries AD. We consider this difference in discussing the
subject of the human actions as evidence of the principle of pluralism in Islam, which allows
us to speak of the existence of a significant degree of intellectual tolerance, a subject that has
not been studied to date. The prevailing view in studies today on this subject is that the
theological groups accuse each other of unbelief, which is a mistaken position, because the
saying of unbelief did not appear until after the fourth century AH/tenth century AD when
transmission, reliability, and conservatism prevailed in Islamic thought. In addressing this
issue, we examine three major stances on human actions as represented by three theological
schools: The Mu’tazila (who advocated free will in human actions), the Jabriya (who advocated
determinism in human actions), and the Ash’ariyya (who upheld the theory of acquisition).
Once this is accomplished, we will explore the philosophy of pluralism in Islam through the
lens of kalām. The most important conclusion we reached is that the debate on human actions
opened, by the mid-4th century AH/10th century CE, an intellectual horizon that laid the
foundations for pluralism in Islamic theological discussions. However, this horizon was soon
closed due to various factors, which we have discussed throughout the paper.
Keywords: human actions; kalām; determinism; free will; acquisition; pluralism
NIZAR SMIDA, 2024
Our main objective in this research is to affirm that philosophy, in its true essence and depth,... more Our main objective in this research is to affirm that philosophy, in its true essence
and depth, has never been inherently opposed to religion. Rather, the turn toward atheism
within philosophy represents isolated, personal stances, often reactionary in nature, and not
rooted in genuine intellectual reflection, which the Qur’an encourages and calls people to
adhere to. Our endeavor is to show that the call to atheism is foreign to reason, understood as
a sound faculty or a sense linked to the pursuit of truth, as previously demonstrated by
Descartes in his focus on the principles and methods of philosophical inquiry. To facilitate the
achievement of these goals, we have employed several methodologies, primarily the structural
method, which helps us analyze selected texts, this methodology enables the understanding of
the elements within the studied positions, the relationships that link them, and the underlying
implications upon which they are based. We will apply this method practically when analyzing
conceptions that reject religion, uncovering the framework underpinning each conception. This
approach facilitates comprehension by examining the rational foundations that support each
interpretation of religion and later pave the way for its denial or transcendence. the historical
method, which allows us to trace the development and dissemination of atheism, this approach
is based on the premise that every sensory or intellectual phenomenon has an origin defined by
time and place, evolving through transformations and additions over time. By employing this
method, we can trace the development of various interpretations of religion and understand the
intellectual accumulations shaped by successive historical periods, and the deconstructionist
method, through which we identify the contradictions and flawed principles underlying
atheistic arguments, this method allows for in-depth critique of the foundations, developmental
trajectories, and final outcomes of phenomena. It also provides a means to establish new
perspectives—whether by modifying the existing model, recontextualizing it, or replacing it
with an entirely new framework. The importance of re-examining the relationship between
philosophy and atheism stems from the profound influence of certain philosophical positions
and their negative views on religion within various atheistic currents, especially contemporary
ones. Contemporary atheism today poses a threat to religion as a symbolic human system, rich
in a value-laden framework that upholds the essence of humanity in an era dominated by
materialism and the absence of values. The central question of this research is: Can the human
being truly achieve existence independently? Or can one live in this world isolated from all
influential forces, including the creative and divine force?
Keywords: atheism; philosophy; reason; humanity; faith; truth