Dini Araştırmalar (Nov 2015)
Bireyselliğin Teolojik Temellerinden Biri Olarak İman
Abstract
The principles of Islamic theology such as reason, faith, free will, to act freely and responsibility constitute the basic elements of individuality. The faith, which is expressed by the term “tasdiq", as one of the theological paradigm of individuality means subjective accept and approve of individual. The faith is a morale situation which is lived by individual. It realizes in the heart of individual. Free will and free choice of individual have an important place in the constitution of faith. The faith as a religious experience and truth expresses the transformation from the collective consciousness in Arabic tribalism to the individual consciousness in the new Islamic situation. It is starting point of the process of becoming individual and central of consciousness of becoming individual. The faith as against all kinds of collective limitation and obligation is a process of free, hearty and sincere communication between God and individual. The faith as an experienced piety is a subjective truth far from whole theological formulation and polemics
