İLMİHALL 4 Yasaklar

ILMIHALL-4 Prohibitions

The Book of Prohibitions was envisioned as the fourth book in the Ilmihall series. Its placement near the end of the sequence is due to the fact that understanding the content here requires at least a small foundation of knowledge. Certain parts that may appear repetitive to those reading the series as a set were included to ensure that individual readers of the book could grasp its concepts and so that the author and reader could establish mutual understanding. Not all prohibitions mentioned in the Qur’an may be included in this book. This could be due to either oversight, despite considerable effort, or because the prohibitions in question lie beyond the capacity of individuals. A contextual analysis method was employed throughout the book. Footnotes do not indicate that the information was directly taken from the cited sources but rather that similar interpretations or the core of the ideas can be traced to those references.
Prohibitions, like commands, were grouped under five main headings. The sections on prohibitions related to morality and human nature (fitrah) contain the most extensive discussions. Among all the prohibitions, those concerning morality and fitrah were the ones most violated and eroded in that society. The books on Concepts, Acts of Worship, Commands, and Prohibitions contain the necessary information and interpretations for constructing a Muslim mindset. The significance of the Book of Prohibitions lies in its explanation of the elements that distinguish Islam from polytheism (shirk). The prohibitions discussed and interpreted here also attempt to explain what the polytheists of that era were insistent on doing, how they were able to abandon certain practices, or why they could not.
Statistical or historical information regarding prohibitions was not emphasized in the book. Instead, history and information were provided only as necessary. The focus was mainly on the purpose, intent, and context of the prohibitions. Statements such as “How sinful is adultery?” or “How many years will an adulterer burn in hell?”—which are far from the truth and prone to manipulation—were not included. Rather, the focus was on questions such as: What was adultery in that time? What is it today? Why was it considered as such back then, and what has it become today? What can we do about it in the present? The texts were structured to explore the answers to these questions.

Keyworks: Religion; Islam; Fiqh; Catechism; Ilmihall; Prohibitions; Revelation; Polytheism; Ethic