Illuminatio #11
Year VI, Spring MMXXV; Featured articles
Editorial
Dear readers, Before you lies the eleventh issue of our magazine Illuminatio/Svjetionik/Almanar, an edition enriched by a broad spectrum of academic and scholarly contributions that illuminate the artistic, scientific, and social reflections of Bosnian society — both in the turbulence of war and...
Additional Observation of Cognitive Productive-Reflective Representation of Elements of Visual Art/Practice Within qadar/qinaʿat (first part)
The paper deals with the analysis of historical facts within initial development of Islamic cultural-civilizational circle, which evidently indicates the existence of two possible theoretical approaches in observing cognitive productive-reflective representation of elements of visual art/practice...
Foreign Influences in Islam in Bosnia and Herzegovina Since 1995 (second part)
This paper describes the historical role of Islam as the majority religion in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the predominantly Christian religion in Europe. A special focus was placed on the activities of the Islamic Community in Bosnia-Herzegovina during the recent war and peace in the struggle to...
The Celebrated Transcendence: Al-Maturidi’s Resolution of the Determinist-Libertarian Dichotomy Regarding Human Free Will (first part)
This article attempts to systematically set out al-Māturīdī’s theory of free will and human action. To this end, firstly, a presentation is given of his refutations of both his main rivals, determinists and libertarians, as represented by the Jabriyya and Muʿtazila, respectively. The following...
The Theory of Benifit in the Sharʻia Law of Najm Al-Dīn Al-Ṭūfī (Al-Maṣlaḥah)
This paper presents an overview of an ancient theory of Sharʻīa law, which originated during the 14th century, and was founded by the Hanbali jurist Najm al-Dīn al-Ṭūfī. The theory of “benefit in the interest of the person” (utilitarian theory in the Sharʻīa law) is by all accounts a unique theory...
Āyāt Aṣ-Ṣifāt in the Translation of the Qur'an into Bosnian by Besim Korkut
This paper explores the ways in which Besim Korkut translated āyāt aṣ-ṣifāt (verses about God's attributes) in his translation of the Qur'an into Bosnian, which was first published in 1977 by the Oriental Institute in Sarajevo.
Kings and Presidents: Saudi-American Diplomacy and the Salvation of Bosnia and Herzegovina - book review
The book: Kings and Presidents: Saudi-American Diplomacy and the Salvation of Bosnia and Herzegovina by Mirnes Kovač explores the process of foreign policy formation between Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, as well as the influence this had on the foreign policy engagement...