{"id":16532,"date":"2021-11-19T18:24:40","date_gmt":"2021-11-19T17:24:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.memri.org\/polish\/?p=16532"},"modified":"2021-11-19T18:25:27","modified_gmt":"2021-11-19T17:25:27","slug":"saudyjski-dyrektor-naczelny-kanalow-telewizyjnych-al-arabiya-i-al-hadath-potrzebujemy-oswieconych-przywodcow-by-przewodzili-reformie-i-renesansowi-w-muzulmanskim-swiecie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.memri.org\/polish\/saudyjski-dyrektor-naczelny-kanalow-telewizyjnych-al-arabiya-i-al-hadath-potrzebujemy-oswieconych-przywodcow-by-przewodzili-reformie-i-renesansowi-w-muzulmanskim-swiecie\/16532","title":{"rendered":"Saudyjski dyrektor naczelny kana\u0142\u00f3w telewizyjnych Al-Arabiya i Al-Hadath: Potrzebujemy o\u015bwieconych przyw\u00f3dc\u00f3w, by przewodzili reformie i renesansowi w muzu\u0142ma\u0144skim \u015bwiecie"},"content":{"rendered":"

W artykule z26 pa\u017adziernika 2021 r. w saudyjskiej gazecie\u00a0\u201c<\/em>Al-Sharq Al-Awsat\u201d, znany saudyjski dziennikarz Mamdouh Al-Muhaini, dyrektor naczelny kana\u0142\u00f3w telewizyjnych Al-Arabiya i Al-Hadath, wezwa\u0142 do wszechstronnej reformy w \u015bwiecie muzu\u0142ma\u0144skim, by wpoi\u0107 racjonalne i naukowe my\u015blenie, kt\u00f3re b\u0119dzie promowa\u0142o tolerancj\u0119 i wypleni ekstremizm. Al-Muhaini napisa\u0142, \u017ce wyzwanie Marcina Lutra wobec ko\u015bcio\u0142a rzymsko-katolickiego w XVI wieku wydoby\u0142o Europ\u0119 z religijnego fanatyzmu i utorowa\u0142o drog\u0119 do Renesansu. Podobna reforma w islamie, powiedzia\u0142, nie wymaga czekania na \u201cmuzu\u0142ma\u0144skiego Lutra\u201d, poniewa\u017c \u015bwiat muzu\u0142ma\u0144ski mia\u0142 i nadal ma setki my\u015blicieli, kt\u00f3rzy przedstawiaj\u0105 umiarkowane i racjonalne postrzeganie islamu. Potrzebni s\u0105 raczej o\u015bwieceni i zainspirowani przyw\u00f3dcy, kt\u00f3rzy zach\u0119c\u0105 i b\u0119d\u0105 sponsorowa\u0107 tych my\u015blicieli, jak to robili przed wiekami Fryderyk Wielki w Prusach i Katarzyna Wielka w Rosji. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Nale\u017cy zauwa\u017cy\u0107, \u017ce saudyjskie gazety opublikowa\u0142y ostatnio szereg artyku\u0142\u00f3w w tym duchu, wzywaj\u0105cych do religijnych reform i chwal\u0105cych decyzj\u0119 o nauczaniu filozofii i krytycznego my\u015blenia w saudyjskich szko\u0142ach. Wydaje si\u0119, \u017ce ten dyskurs jest kierowany z g\u00f3ry i przypomina daleko id\u0105ce o\u015bwiadczenia saudyjskiego nast\u0119pcy tronu, ksi\u0119cia Muhammada bin Salmana w wywiadzie z kwietnia 2021 r., w kt\u00f3rym podkre\u015bla\u0142 znaczenie u\u017cywania niezale\u017cnego rozumowania (ijtihad) w interpretowaniu szariatu i przystosowywaniu go do ducha miejsca i czasu, jak r\u00f3wnie\u017c potrzeb\u0119 walki z ekstremizmem. W lutym 2021 r. Bin Salman og\u0142osi\u0142 tak\u017ce zamiar zaprowadzenia reform ustawodawczych opartych na obecnych mi\u0119dzynarodowych praktykach prawnych. Te wypowiedzi mog\u0105 by\u0107 cz\u0119\u015bci\u0105 jego pr\u00f3b wzmocnienia zwi\u0105zk\u00f3w kr\u00f3lestwa z Zachodem i odrzucenia wizerunku kraju jako sztywno konserwatywnego<\/em>.<\/a>[1]<\/strong><\/a><\/em>\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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Mamdouh Al-Muhaini (\u0179r\u00f3d\u0142o:\u00a0Al-Bayan, ZEA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Dalszy tekst \u2013 fragmenty angielskiego t\u0142umaczenia artyku\u0142u Al-Muhainiego, zamieszczonego na stronie internetowej Al-Arabiya \u2013 nie jest spolszczony.<\/em><\/strong><\/a>[2]<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

„We often wonder how Europe and America reached such a level of rationality and religious tolerance, with dozens of religions, sects, and beliefs coexisting in peace. Open debates on religions and their history in prestigious Paris, London, and New York universities; in their libraries, shelves upon shelves of philosophy, psychology, and anthropology books and magazines discussing the evolution of humankind and the human brain over the course of thousands of years.<\/p>\n

„Among the factors that led to the West\u2019s prosperity and advancement is a German monk by the name of Martin Luther. Despite the passage of five centuries since, Luther\u2019s ideas that changed the face of Europe and the world forever are still relevant to many. The importance of Luther\u2019s story lies in the lessons from which we can benefit in today\u2019s world, which has become burdened by a culture of hatred and racism.<\/p>\n

„This man, who chose to become a monk after being hit by thunder, took three groundbreaking steps. The first was rejecting the idea that salvation can only be achieved through the torture of the self for sins committed, which requires man to practice long and difficult tasks and rituals. Luther himself had suffered from mental anguish due to his obsession with cleansing his dirty soul from indelible sins, which pushed him to make confessions that lasted up to six consecutive hours for fear of the dark destiny that awaits him.<\/p>\n

„Then, upon a thorough study of the Bible, Luther discovered that this exhausting idea is erroneous. He substituted it with a simple yet more important idea: that salvation is a gift of God\u2019s grace to his believers, for God blesses and has mercy on the souls of humans, who do not need to burden themselves with cleansing their souls of imagined guilts. This idea liberated people from the weight of the incessant feeling of guilt, changed the prevailing miserable outlook on life, and linked man to God directly without the need for mediators.<\/p>\n

„The dark horizon of life suddenly turned bright. People started thinking of life and how to enjoy it instead of constantly thinking of death and hell\u2026<\/p>\n

„The second key step Luther took was translating the Bible from Latin, which was only read and understood by clergymen, to the German language. This revolutionary step at the time allowed common people to read their sacred book for the first time, without the need for a mediator or interpreter. Ever since, the hegemony of priests began to shake and recede gradually until it faded completely.<\/p>\n

„Luther\u2019s third feat was publicly and explicitly challenging the Papal authority when he hung his Ninety-five Theses, a list of objections to the Roman Church\u2019s corruption, onto the gate of the church of Wittenberg. During a visit to Rome years before, Luther had been pained by the sight of the glamour and grandiosity in the Church and its institutions, while the poor, ill, and needy lay helpless at their doors\u2026 [Luther’s] ideas spread quickly and amassed many followers and supporters\u2026<\/p>\n

„One of Luther\u2019s key objections was the indulgences that the corrupt Papal Church had begun selling for monetary profit\u2026 Luther rejected this idea, arguing that salvation can only be granted by God and for free, not by humans; an argument that shaped the concept of religious reform. The relationship with God is an individual one and needs no mediators. Humans can read and interpret religious texts themselves, without the need for radical, corrupt priests. Only God can grant His mercy and grace, without the need for torture or levies\u2026<\/p>\n

„Religious reform was the beginning of the European Renaissance and the eradication of religious intolerance. It was followed by major intellectual eras, such as the Age of Enlightenment, the Lumiere Movement, and Modernity. Many figures and reasons led to these European and American renaissances that fascinate us today, and Luther was surely one of them.<\/p>\n

„In our world today, one could pose questions such as 'Where is Islam\u2019s Luther?’ and 'When will Islam\u2019s Luther come?’. However, these would be erroneous questions. Islam\u2019s history and present abound with scholars, intellectuals, and philosophers — Muslim and non-Muslim — who provided reasonable and spiritual interpretations of Islam that preserve its pure core and connect it to today\u2019s world, all while ridding it of the fundamentalism that blinds it. There are dozens, or perhaps thousands, of Luthers of Islam.<\/p>\n

„In the age of the Caliph Al-Ma’mun,<\/a>[3]<\/a>\u00a0translation flourished, the rhetoric of rationality prevailed, and philosophy prospered. Debates were held between those who hold different ideologies or religious beliefs without fear or worry. Due to this intellectual freedom and cultural openness to the world, translation, science, and culture thrived, and great philosophers emerged whose teachings are still valued today, such as Al-Tawhidi, Miskawayh, Al-Ma\u2019arri, the Brethren of Purity, and others.<\/a>[4]<\/a>\u00a0However, as we know, this enlightenment faded and the Golden Age dissipated, giving way to an era of intellectual stagnation. Meanwhile, Europe was in the final days of its medieval ages and on the cusp of scientific, industrial, intellectual, and technological revolutions that crowned it as a master of the world to this day.<\/p>\n

„As such, the question of 'where is the Luther of Islam’ is wrong. It should instead be: Where is Islam\u2019s Frederick the Great? The King of Prussia, who earned the title of Enlightened Despot, embraced major philosophers in Europe like Kant and Voltaire, and gave them the freedom to think and carry out scientific research, which helped their ideas spread and prevail over fundamentalism after bitter clashes. We could also ask where is Islam\u2019s Catherine the Great, who also embraced and helped spread intellectualism and philosophical culture and rationality. Without the support and protection of these leaders, we would have likely never heard of these intellectuals, nor of Luther before them.<\/p>\n

„An intellectual and scientific renaissance cannot flourish in the void. There are, indeed, many factors that help it spread and enshrine rational and scientific thinking and values of tolerance and modernity in the minds of people, to destroy fundamentalism once and for all. Perhaps enlightened leaders and politicians who believe in the future are one of the key requirements for such a renaissance to prosper.”<\/p>\n

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<\/a>[1]<\/a>\u00a0See MEMRI Inquiry and Analysis No. 1575,\u00a0Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman’s Far-Reaching Statements On Religion Herald Further Reforms In The Kingdom<\/a>, May 4, 2021<\/p>\n

<\/a>[2]<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0English.alarabiya.net, October 26, 2021.<\/p>\n

<\/a>[3]<\/a>\u00a0Al-Ma’mun,\u00a0the seventh\u00a0Abbasid\u00a0caliph\u00a0(r. 813-833), promoted the development of science and philosophy.<\/p>\n

<\/a>[4]<\/a>\u00a0The Brethren of Purity was a secret\u00a0society of Muslim philosophers in Basra, Iraq, in the 10th century CE, which had considerable impact on Islamic philosophy and the Muslim world. Among other innovations the group incorporated\u00a0Neoplatonists principles into Islamic jurisprudence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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