24th international conference of Muslim Unity titled "Intellectual and Practical Strategies to Realize Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought" is to be held at the sponsorship of the World Forum for Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought in Tehran on 19-21 February.
Regarding this event we spoke with the Deputy of Cultural Research center of the of the World Forum for Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought, Hojjatol Islam Val Moslemin Ali Asghar Ohadi.
Why such topic has been selected for the conference?
I presume that before this time we have passed the level for delineating the necessity of making unity and proximity among Islamic schools of thought.
Fortunately because of the different activates that researchers have done in this way some kind of Islamic awakening has been aroused among Muslims and they came up with this idea that the only solution for all the Muslims’ problems is making unity in Islamic world.
Today we passed the first level. Reaching to the idea which says is necessity to endeavor for making unity is opposed to this idea that claims making unity in Islamic society is not feasible.
By the way there were some people before and after Islamic revolution who claims that it is impossible to make proximity in Islamic world and among Sunni and Shia Muslims.
Beside all the negative propagandas that suggest the impossibility of making proximity among Muslims, the idea of amking unity has been accepted seriously.
Today many communities are following the idea of making unity and proximity among Muslims. Many thesis have been written related to the case and many researches have been done in this realm.
The 24th international conference of Muslim Unity is held to discuss two main topics of "Intellectual strategies" and "Practical strategies ".
Those interested to take part in the event are required to send their papers on two main themes and related following subgroups to the secretariat of the conference:
Subgroups for "Intellectual Strategies" comprise:
1- Deepening moderation in understanding Sharia
2- Maintaining priorities and understanding the finale of the Sharia laws and maintaining objective-subjective conditions when issuing the decrees and practical laws
3- Maintaining aims, objectives and general features of Islam
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4- Trying for collective jurisprudence
5- Noticing an overall theoretical fiq'h different from detailed deduction
6- Stabilizing basis and values of proximity in different researches and studies
"Practical Strategies" include:
1-Spreading logic of dialogue between Muslims with regard to Qur'anic principles
2-Informing the elites and public in creating the culture of "Proximity" and spreading spirit of fraternity and affection among different walks of Islamic nation
3-Joint effort to keep a unified stance on some critical issues like:
a- Performing Islamic Sharia
b- Handling major challenges
c- Prioritizing benefits of the public to those of the specials
4- Supporting the foundation of the organizations and institutions for Proximity in all aspects of advertising, social and educational
5-Supporting academic studies about Proximity by opening academic seats, university thesis and spreading the exchange of information in specialized fields
6-Controling the process of issuing fatwas and specializing that for grand jurisprudents
7-Referring minor cases of difference to academic summits and not mentioning them in mass media
You mentioned considering the fact that some countries talk about the impossibility of making unity in Islamic world but the idea of making unity is about to generalized in the world. Considering the case, how do you appraise the role the World Forum for Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought in internalizing this idea among politicians?
This idea has been set among politicians but we can not say that it is completely the result of the world forum for making proximity among Islamic schools of thought’s attempt.
What obvious is in this way is the necessity of making unity and proximity among Muslims in Islamic world. In many counties such as Bahrain, Qatar and Jordan the idea of making proximity has been proposed.
They even established some unity organizations and institutes.
The idea of making unity among Muslims really passed its familiarity level and at this time the majority of Islamic world figured out the necessity of it.
Beside these reasons I presume that the common challenges that stand among Islamic countries led us to this stage also.
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