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TEXAS EYALET\u0130N\u0130N FORTH WORTH \u015eEHR\u0130NDE, Protestan mezhebine mensup bir H\u0131ristiyan aile i\u00e7inde b\u00fcy\u00fcd\u00fcm. Bir \u00e7ocuk olarak, kilisemiz, \u00f6nemli bir moral de\u011ferler kayna\u011f\u0131yd\u0131 benim i\u00e7in; do\u011fruyu yanl\u0131\u015ftan, hayr\u0131 \u015ferden, iyiyi de k\u00f6t\u00fcden ay\u0131rmak i\u00e7in bir \u00f6l\u00e7ek temin ediyordu. Ancak, gerek sosyal, gerek entellekt\u00fcel faaliyetimin hayat\u00ee bir c\u00fcz\u2019\u00fc de de\u011fildi. Kilise, a\u00e7\u0131k\u00e7as\u0131, beni pek sarm\u0131yordu, benim g\u00f6z\u00fcmde vazge\u00e7ilmez bir\u015fey de\u011fildi. Hem, Pazar sabahlar\u0131 \u00f6\u011fretilen ve m\u00fczakere edilen \u015feyler, \u00e7o\u011funlukla, haftan\u0131n kalan k\u0131sm\u0131na\u00f3yani, g\u00fcndelik hayata\u00f3pek de denk d\u00fc\u015fmeyen \u015feyler gibi g\u00f6z\u00fckt\u00fc bana.<\/p>\n
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\u00dcniversiteye gitme zaman\u0131m geldi\u011finde, Virginia \u00dcniversitesini se\u00e7tim. \u0130\u00e7imde bir tarih sevgisi hep var olagelmi\u015fti, ve se\u00e7meli ders listesini g\u00f6zden ge\u00e7irirken Orta Do\u011fu tarihine giri\u015f mahiyetinde bir ders bulmu\u015ftum. D\u00fcnyan\u0131n bu b\u00f6lgesi hakk\u0131ndaki bilgim \u00e7ok s\u0131n\u0131rl\u0131 oldu\u011fundan, bu dersin benim i\u00e7in yararl\u0131 olaca\u011f\u0131n\u0131 d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnd\u00fcm. Ayr\u0131ca, bu dersin e\u015fli\u011finde, yabanc\u0131 dil olarak Arap\u00e7a\u2019y\u0131 \u00f6\u011frenece\u011fim bir dil kursuna da yaz\u0131lmaya karar verdim. Daha \u00f6nce s\u0131k\u0131 bir Frans\u0131zca e\u011fitimi g\u00f6rm\u00fc\u015ft\u00fcm ve Arap\u00e7a\u2019y\u0131 \u00f6\u011frenerek hasretini \u00e7ekip durdu\u011fum b\u00fcy\u00fck bir de\u011fi\u015fim ger\u00e7ekle\u015ftirece\u011fimi umuyordum.<\/p>\n
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Y\u0131llar ge\u00e7ip giderken, \u00f3mimarl\u0131k b\u00f6l\u00fcm\u00fcnde okuyan biri olarak\u00f3mimarl\u0131kla ilgili derslerden ziyade, Orta Do\u011fu hakk\u0131ndaki derslerimle ilgilenmeye ba\u015flad\u0131m. Bir sene sonra, tarih b\u00f6l\u00fcm\u00fcne ge\u00e7i\u015f yapt\u0131m ve orada da, \u00e7al\u0131\u015fma ve ara\u015ft\u0131rmam\u0131 Arap d\u00fcnyas\u0131 \u00fczerinde yo\u011funla\u015ft\u0131rd\u0131m. Yakla\u015f\u0131k be\u015f y\u0131l \u00f6nce Texas\u2019tan mezun olal\u0131 beri, Washington Report\u2019un Orta Do\u011fu haberleri edit\u00f6r\u00fc olarak, Orta Do\u011fudaki olaylar\u0131 ve trendleri takip etmeye devam ediyorum. Fakat, \u00fcniversitede g\u00f6rd\u00fc\u011f\u00fcm Orta Do\u011fuyla ilgili derslerin ve o dersleri veren profes\u00f6rlerin, hayat\u0131m\u0131n y\u00f6n\u00fcn\u00fc ve y\u00f6r\u00fcngesini tamamen de\u011fi\u015ftirdi\u011fini \u00f6zellikle belirtmeliyim.<\/p>\n
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Derslerim ve bu dersler muvacehesinde okumam\u0131z istenen metinler vesilesiyle \u0130sl\u00e2m\u2019\u0131n \u00f6\u011fretileriyle y\u00fczy\u00fcze gelmi\u015f oldum. B\u00f6ylece, \u00fczerinde \u00e7al\u0131\u015ft\u0131\u011f\u0131m konular, b\u00fcy\u00fck bir \u00f6nem kazanm\u0131\u015f oldu. \u0130sl\u00e2m, hakk\u0131nda daha da fazla okuduk\u00e7a, beni daha da fazla cezbetti; ki, daha \u00f6nceden, \u0130sl\u00e2m\u2019a dair zerre kadar bilgim yoktu. Gerek M\u00fcsl\u00fcman, gerek gayrim\u00fcslim yazarlar\u0131n yazd\u0131\u011f\u0131 kitaplar\u0131 okuyarak, daha da derinlere dald\u0131m. Dikkatimi ger\u00e7ekten \u00e7eken \u015feyler, bir avu\u00e7 yazar taraf\u0131ndan yaz\u0131lm\u0131\u015f baz\u0131 eserlerdi. Bunlar aras\u0131nda, Avrupal\u0131 bir M\u00fcsl\u00fcman olan Charles Le Gai Eaton\u2019\u0131n Islam and the Destiny of Man (\u0130sl\u00e2m ve \u0130nsanl\u0131\u011f\u0131n Kaderi) ba\u015fl\u0131kl\u0131 \u015faheser kitab\u0131n\u0131, Fazlurrahman\u2019\u0131n sadece Islam ba\u015fl\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 ta\u015f\u0131yan \u0130sl\u00e2m itikad\u0131na dair genel \u00f6zetini, ve gayrim\u00fcslim Marshall Hodgson\u2019\u0131n \u00fc\u00e7 ciltlik tarihi The Venture of Islam\u2019\u0131 (\u0130sl\u00e2m\u2019\u0131n Ser\u00fcveni) \u00f6zellikle zikretmem gerek.<\/p>\n
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Ahl\u00e2k\u00ee \u00f6\u011fretilerinin annem ve babam taraf\u0131ndan bana \u00f6\u011fretilmi\u015f olan de\u011ferleri hayli and\u0131rd\u0131\u011f\u0131 bir din bulmu\u015ftum. Allah\u2019a iman, ba\u015fkalar\u0131na sayg\u0131, hakperestlik, nezaket, infak ve haysiyet gibi de\u011ferlerdi bunlar. Yeni olan \u015fey ise, \u0130sl\u00e2m\u2019\u0131n vuzuhu ve berrakl\u0131\u011f\u0131, dipdiri olu\u015fu, bir de b\u00fct\u00fcn bu de\u011ferlerin herhangi bir kopuklukla m\u00e2lul olmayan tam bir b\u00fct\u00fcnl\u00fck i\u00e7inde birarada bulunuyor oldu\u011fu ger\u00e7e\u011fiydi. \u0130sl\u00e2m\u00ee \u00f6\u011fretiler, ulv\u00ee, incelikli ve de anla\u015f\u0131lmas\u0131 kolay bir mahiyet arzediyordu.<\/p>\n
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Karar\u0131mdan emin olmak ve kendi bilgi d\u00fczeyimin yetersiz kald\u0131\u011f\u0131 \u0130sl\u00e2m\u00ee inan\u00e7 ve ameller hakk\u0131nda daha fazla bilgi edinmek amac\u0131yla, “Bir y\u0131l daha bekle!” dedim kendime. Kelime-i \u015fehadet getirmek, hayat\u0131m\u0131n en \u00f6nemli i\u015fi olacakt\u0131; o y\u00fczden, \u015fehadet getirerek verece\u011fim ahde uygun bir \u00f6m\u00fcr s\u00fcrmeye muktedir olup olmayaca\u011f\u0131mdan emin olmak istedim. A\u015fa\u011f\u0131-yukar\u0131 \u00fc\u00e7 y\u0131l s\u00fcren bir ara\u015ft\u0131rma, inceleme ve tefekk\u00fcrden sonra, 1989 yaz\u0131nda \u0130sl\u00e2m\u2019\u0131 benimsedim.<\/p>\n
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M\u00fcsl\u00fcmanlarla veya gayrim\u00fcslimlerle yapt\u0131\u011f\u0131m sohbetlerde kar\u015f\u0131ma hep “Neden ihtida ettin?” sorusu \u00e7\u0131kar. \u0130sl\u00e2m\u2019\u0131n g\u00fczelli\u011fini konu\u015faca\u011f\u0131m\u0131z \u00fc\u00e7-be\u015f noktaya indirgemek, besbelli ki, sa\u00e7ma bir i\u015f; neden M\u00fcsl\u00fcman oldu\u011fum sorusunun cevab\u0131 sadedinde, irili ufakl\u0131 bin t\u00fcrl\u00fc sebep sayabilirim. Yine de, \u00fc\u00e7 husus benim i\u00e7in \u00f6zellikle \u00f6ne \u00e7\u0131k\u0131yor.<\/p>\n
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Birincisi, \u0130sl\u00e2m\u2019\u0131n Hesap G\u00fcn\u00fc hakk\u0131nda ortaya koydu\u011fu akidenin ruhumda derin bir iz b\u0131rakmas\u0131, ruhumu en hassas yerinden yakalamas\u0131d\u0131r. Buna g\u00f6re, her insan, dil ama Rah\u00eem bir H\u00e2kim, yani Allah taraf\u0131ndan, yapt\u0131\u011f\u0131 amellerden\u00f3ve, yaln\u0131zca kendi yapt\u0131\u011f\u0131 amellerden\u00f3sorumlu tutulacakt\u0131r. Rahmet ile k\u0131vam\u0131n\u0131 bulan adaletin, bu d\u00fcnyadaki en \u00f6nemli \u015fey oldu\u011funa inan\u0131r\u0131m; ahiretteki en \u00f6nemil \u015fey de elbette budur! Do\u011fruyu yanl\u0131\u015ftan ay\u0131rt edecek ara\u00e7larla donat\u0131lm\u0131\u015f\u0131z. Hem, birinden (do\u011frudan) ho\u015fland\u0131\u011f\u0131m\u0131z halde, di\u011feri bize sevdirilmiyor; b\u00f6yle bir \u00f6zellikle donat\u0131lm\u0131\u015f\u0131z. \u0130sl\u00e2m, amellerimize ve niyetlerimize, \u0130sl\u00e2m\u2019a g\u00f6re, kelimenin en ger\u00e7ek anlam\u0131yla, bir m\u00e2n\u00e2 ve de\u011fer atfediyor.<\/p>\n
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\u0130kincisi, bir yandan H\u0131ristiyan\u00ee ve \u0130sl\u00e2m\u00ee ahl\u00e2k kurallar\u0131 aras\u0131nda b\u00fcy\u00fck \u00f6l\u00e7\u00fcde benzerlik bulurken, \u00f6te yandan \u0130sl\u00e2m\u2019\u0131n H\u0131ristiyanl\u0131\u011f\u0131n tatmink\u00e2r bir cevap veremedi\u011fini g\u00f6rd\u00fc\u011f\u00fcm imana dair bir y\u0131\u011f\u0131n teolojik soruyu ve meseleyi \u00e7\u00f6zm\u00fc\u015f oldu\u011funu kavramamd\u0131r. (H\u0131ristiyan doktrini dahilinde vaktiyle yine de beni tatmin edecek \u015fekilde a\u00e7\u0131klanm\u0131\u015f olan) H\u0131ristiyan\u00ee Teslis \u2018s\u0131rr\u0131\u2019n\u0131n aksine, Tevhid, yani Allah\u2019\u0131n birli\u011fi inanc\u0131; her M\u00fcsl\u00fcman\u0131n bir ruhban\u0131n arac\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131 olmaks\u0131z\u0131n Allah\u2019\u0131n huzurunda duruyor olmas\u0131; ve de Kutsal Kitab\u0131n diline dair t\u00fcm meseleler, bunlar aras\u0131ndad\u0131r.<\/p>\n
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\u0130sa (a.s.) Aram\u00ee dilini kullan\u0131yor oldu\u011fu, \u0130ncil ise ilk olarak Yunanca yaz\u0131ld\u0131\u011f\u0131, sonra Latince\u2019ye \u00e7evrildi\u011fi ve onu da takiben \u0130ngilizce, Frans\u0131zca, \u0130spanyolca, Almanca ve sair dillere terc\u00fcme edildi\u011fi halde; Kur\u2019\u00e2n, Hz. Muhammed (a.s.m.) zaman\u0131ndan beri, as\u0131l \u015fekliyle ve as\u0131l Arap\u00e7a haliyle muhafaza edilegelmi\u015ftir.<\/p>\n
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\u0130ki dil konu\u015fan ve bug\u00fcne kadar bir dilden \u00f6tekine \u00e7eviri yapm\u0131\u015f bulunan hangi insana gitseniz, bu terc\u00fcme s\u00fcrecinde bir\u015feylerin kayboldu\u011funu s\u00f6yleyecektir size. \u0130fadelerin daha ince anlamlar\u0131 ve kelimelerin uyand\u0131rd\u0131\u011f\u0131 \u00e7a\u011fr\u0131\u015f\u0131mlar, terc\u00fcme esnas\u0131nda, ka\u00e7\u0131n\u0131lmaz bir bi\u00e7imde feda edilirler. O halde, \u0130ngilizce bir Kitab-\u0131 Mukaddes\u2019teki bir pasaja, insan nas\u0131l \u2018kutsal metin\u2019 olarak at\u0131fta bulunabilir; ve bunlar\u0131n ger\u00e7ekten \u0130sa\u2019n\u0131n, Musa\u2019n\u0131n veya \u0130brahim\u2019in (aleyhimesselam) s\u00f6zleri\u00f3ve \u00f6\u011fretileri\u00f3oldu\u011funu nas\u0131l ileri s\u00fcrebilir? M\u00fcsl\u00fcmanlar\u0131n ise, Kel\u00e2mullah\u2019a do\u011frudan muhatap olma imk\u00e2nlar\u0131 vard\u0131r. Onlar, Yarat\u0131c\u0131lar\u0131n\u0131n Mesaj\u0131n\u0131 as\u0131l haliyle takip etme imk\u00e2n\u0131na sahiptirler. <\/p>\n
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M\u00fcsl\u00fcman olmamdan beri, \u0130sl\u00e2m hakk\u0131ndaki bilgim daha da derinle\u015fti ve imana dair anlay\u0131\u015f\u0131m daha da geni\u015fledi; ama h\u00e2l\u00e2 daha o engin \u0130sl\u00e2m\u00ee \u00f6\u011freti, d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnce ve ilim k\u00fctlesinin ancak sath\u0131nda dola\u015ft\u0131\u011f\u0131m\u0131n fark\u0131nday\u0131m. D\u00fcnya \u00fczerindeki M\u00fcsl\u00fcman \u00fcmmetin b\u00f6ylesi bir \u00e7e\u015fitlilik arzetmesi ve M\u00fcsl\u00fcmanlar\u0131n sahip olduklar\u0131 g\u00f6r\u00fc\u015f ve kanaatlerin bu derece \u00e7e\u015fitlenmi\u015f olmas\u0131 da, bende \u0130sl\u00e2m\u2019a kar\u015f\u0131 gitgide artan bir takdir hissi uyand\u0131rm\u0131\u015ft\u0131r. Bu durum, bir anlamda, bir gayrim\u00fcslim olarak \u00fcstlendi\u011fim as\u0131l g\u00f6revin \u0130sl\u00e2m\u2019\u0131\u00f3onu anlamak amac\u0131yla\u00f3belliba\u015fl\u0131 temel unsurlar\u0131na indirgemeye \u00e7al\u0131\u015fmak olmas\u0131na ra\u011fmen v\u00e2ki olmu\u015ftur. \u015eimdi ise, d\u00fcn belli unsurlara indirgemeye \u00e7al\u0131\u015ft\u0131\u011f\u0131m b\u00fct\u00fcn bu \u00e7e\u015fitlenme dahilinde \u0130sl\u00e2m\u2019\u0131 nas\u0131l daha iyi anlay\u0131p anlataca\u011f\u0131m\u0131 g\u00f6rmeye \u00e7al\u0131\u015farak, bu s\u00fcreci tersine \u00e7evirmekle me\u015fgul\u00fcm\u00f3ki, b\u00fct\u00fcn zamanlara hitap eden ve b\u00fct\u00fcn insanlar taraf\u0131ndan uygulanabilir mahiyette olan bir inan\u00e7 sistemi, kesinlikle, b\u00f6ylesi bir geni\u015flik ve \u00e7e\u015fitlilik arzetme durumundad\u0131r. <\/p>\n
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\u0130sl\u00e2m\u2019\u0131 kendi tercihleriyle benimseyenler i\u00e7in zaman zaman kullan\u0131ld\u0131\u011f\u0131 \u00fczere, \u2018Muslim by choice\u2019\u00f3yani, M\u00fcsl\u00fcman bir \u00e7evrede do\u011fmad\u0131\u011f\u0131 halde kendi tercihiyle M\u00fcsl\u00fcman olmu\u015f\u00f3biri olarak kendi bak\u0131\u015f a\u00e7\u0131mdan \u0130sl\u00e2m i\u00e7in co\u015fku ve s\u00fcrur dolu g\u00fcnlerin gelece\u011fini, M\u00fcsl\u00fcman kimli\u011finin heyecan ve co\u015fkuyla ifade olunaca\u011f\u0131 m\u00fcstakbel bir zaman\u0131n mevcut oldu\u011funu g\u00f6r\u00fcyorum; bilvesile, bunu da belirtmek isterim.<\/p>\n
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28.12.2003 TEXAS EYALET\u0130N\u0130N FORTH WORTH \u015eEHR\u0130NDE, Protestan mezhebine mensup bir H\u0131ristiyan aile i\u00e7inde b\u00fcy\u00fcd\u00fcm. Bir \u00e7ocuk olarak, kilisemiz, \u00f6nemli bir moral de\u011ferler kayna\u011f\u0131yd\u0131 benim i\u00e7in; do\u011fruyu yanl\u0131\u015ftan, hayr\u0131 \u015ferden, iyiyi de k\u00f6t\u00fcden ay\u0131rmak i\u00e7in bir \u00f6l\u00e7ek temin ediyordu. Ancak, gerek sosyal, gerek entellekt\u00fcel faaliyetimin hayat\u00ee bir c\u00fcz\u2019\u00fc de de\u011fildi. Kilise, a\u00e7\u0131k\u00e7as\u0131, beni pek sarm\u0131yordu, benim […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[132],"class_list":["post-83671","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-yazarlar"],"yoast_head":"\n