The Unity of the Islamic Ummah and the Encounter of Civilizations: A Case Study of Hajj Hypothesis Images in Painting

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 PhD Candidate, Department of Jurisprudence and Fundamentals of Islamic Law, Imam Khomeini Memorial Branch, Rey, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.

2 PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Jurisprudence and Fundamentals of Islamic Law, Imam Khomeini Memorial Branch, Rey, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.

10.22034/ias.2020.248214.1341

Abstract

Hajj, in Islamic culture, is a symbol of the unity of the Islamic Ummah. Due to its importance in Islamic societies and among Islamic artists, it has appeared in many works of art, one of which is undoubtedly the art of painting. The unity of the Islamic Ummah is that all Muslims, despite their different views and tastes, act unitedly and harmoniously against common enemies. Unity does not mean abandoning religions and their opinions and creating a new religion. Today, the enemies of Islam target not only Muslims, but also Islam, the Qur'an and valuable Islamic ideals. In the interim, a number of unaware and prejudiced people disrupt the unity of the Prophet's Ummah by citing baseless reasons and thus bring the anti-Islamists closer to their goals. Imam Musa Sadr is one of the personalities who investigated the foundations of Islamic unity. The present research has been written in a descriptive and analytical way while relying on data from library sources. The research findings indicate that Hajj is one of the manifestations of Islamic unity and can be a representation of the Islamic civilization to other nations.

Research aims:
1. Examining the religious foundations (jurisprudence, theology and ethics) of the principle of unity in the Islamic Ummah with a focus on the thoughts of Imam Musa Sadr.
2. Examining Islamic unity in performing Hajj in paintings.

Research questions:
1. What is the position of Islamic unity in Imam Musa Sadr's notions?
2. How is the concept of Hajj reflected in the art of painting?

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