THE YOUTH AND THE MONTH OF RAMADAN: ABOUT THE CONTEMPORARY FORMS OF THE SEARCH FOR GOD AVAILABLE TO THE YOUTH

Abstract

Specific nature of the time we live in has brought about numerous forms of relations of young people towards the phenomenon of faith. Contemporary forms of the search for Goad available to the youth are marked with the overall conditions of living of the youth that is much different from the conditions that in which earlier generations lived. The author here also brings an insight into some of the contemporary forms of relation of youth towards the phenomenon of faith. Contemporary, often non-traditional forms of living a month of Ramadan, perpetual changes in the forms in which the youth relates towards the Ramadan confuse the elder generations. The quest for the answers as to in what ways to direct the young believers towards the authentic form of this search should begin with thorough understanding of the specific circumstances in which young people live and recognition of the legitimacy of their search for God Almighty.