Theological Reflections in Mawlud by Salih Gašević Cover Image

Teološki odbljesci u Mevludu hafiza Saliha Gaševića
Theological Reflections in Mawlud by Salih Gašević

Author(s): Bajram Dizdarević
Subject(s): Cultural history, Poetry, Islam studies, 19th Century
Published by: Rijaset Islamske zajednice u Bosni i Hercegovini
Keywords: mawlud; hafiz Salih Gašević; Hanefi-Maturidi school of thought; Sufi tradition; cultural heritage;

Summary/Abstract: Every action and every utterance must reflect the context of the effect that it eventually makes. Mawlud is poetry which as such for centuries is expressing the love for the blessed Muhammed, p.b.u.h., and as such it presents at least partially the embodiment of that love in the form of verse. In this article we reflect upon the theological aspects found in Mawlud by Gašević, keeping in mind that the Muslims of our region, in the past as well as at present time, are by large, in their thinking and in their understanding of the world, determined by their own particular interpretative modes which spring from our cultural and intellectual climate which clearly reflects Hanafi – Maturidi interpretative school of thought and bears a strong mark of exceptionally well preserved Sufi tradition, which made a significant impact on local Muslim cultural heritage as well, is clearly reflected in the text of Mawlud which is the subject of our research.

  • Issue Year: 2022
  • Issue No: 89
  • Page Range: 60-62
  • Page Count: 3
  • Language: Bosnian