Within this study, understandings of nation in Islamic civilization and “modern-secular” Western civilization are compared both with each other and on socio-political structures. These comparisons should be useful to know what is appropriate for Turkey.
Under the influence of the French Revolution, the “nation” became a new socio-political force in Europe. In the studies carried out to define the nation, the ideas of philosophers were used, not sociological observations. There was no consensus on any of the very different definitions produced on unrelated grounds such as race, native language and citizenship. Meanwhile, instead of accepting historical integrations, each state tried to build its own nation by choosing one of the definitions made. Thus, although they were known as “nation-states”, none of the states belonged to a clearly definable nation, and it was not possible for a state to artificially build its own nation. In the meantime, many states were fell apart, while the newly established ones faced the same danger.
On the other hand, the concept of nation in Islamic civilization has existed since the beginning and its meaning is clear. As a term found in the Qur'an, 'nation' refers to a religion and its believers. In the early periods, the common language of the “Nation of Islam” was only Arabic. In the course of time, Persian and Turkish also became common languages in different regions. Thus, the term “Turk” became the name of Muslims of different ethnic origins and different native languages who used Turkish as a common language.
Later, with the modern-secular definitions of the West, the definitions of “Turkish nation” became unclear and controversial in Turkey, and the integrity of the Turkish nation was in danger of being disintegrated.

This article is published in the first issue of ASSAM International Refereed Journal.

ISIS, which became popular with the occupation of Mosul and its surroundings, published an English magazine called DABIQ¹ on the internet during Ramadan. The magazine is visually rich and contains high-quality photographs, as well as important messages.

GREETING: (Slide-1)

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

Elhamdülillahi Rabbil Âlemin vel akıbet-ül müttekiym. Vesselatü vesselamü alâ seyyidina ve nebiyyina Muhammedin ve âlihi ve sahbihi ecmain.

Bangladesh, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Burkina Faso, Chad, Iraq, Qatar, Libya, Malaysia, Egypt, Niger, Pakistan, Palestine, Turkey, TRNC, USA (15) and Islam from every corner of geography, our guests who attended as a listener, president and representatives of NGOs, ASSAM, Üsküdar University, IDSB and ASDER, dear brothers and sisters, I greet you all with respect and affection.

In order to stop the wars that have emerged in recent years, someone immediately intervenes, acting as a so-called mediator, and a ceasefire is declared for a certain period of time or for an indefinite period, with the aim of ending or interrupting the conflicts by sitting the parties around a table.