BOSNIAK UNDERSTANDING OF ISLAM IN 20TH CENTURY THE VIEW ON SALAF AS-SALIH

Abstract

In this paper, the author is primarily dealing with the attitude of the 20th century Bosniak Ulema to the Salaf as-Salih. In the first part, the author provides an explanation of the terminology regarding the Salaf as-Salih, identifies its defining characteristics and presents a short survey of the present Salaf as-Salih, as well as the attitude of others towards them. In the main part of this paper, on the basis of the Bosniak alims’ writings, the author in a few points presented the relationship of the Bosniak Ulema to the Salaf as-Salih in the 20th century. According to him, most of the members of the Bosniak Ulema approved the principles and attitudes of the Salaf as-Salih, pointed out the merits of the earlier generations and respected all the shariah regulations and its principles in accordance with the conditions and environment they lived in.