e-Makalat Mezhep Araştırmaları Dergisi

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This study deals with the approach of the High Board of Religious Affairs about sects or different religious understandings and practices. The Board which has maintained its existence since the establishment of the Presidency of Religious Affairs, is the highest decision and advisory body of the Presidency on "religious matters". Because of this characteristic, the approach and practical attitude of the Board about sects or different religious understandings and practices are important. The meaning and maintenance of religious thought and life through sectarian and sectarian considerations has led to the fact that the phenomenon of sect has always been an essential element for Muslims. The Board sees this phenomenon as a natural state of affairs, considers sects as differences of opinion and alternative solutions that have emerged in the historical process in understanding and interpreting the main sources of religion (Holy Quran and the Prophetic Traditions/Sunnah), and also makes use of this historical-cultural accumulation as much as possible. Depending on the institutional structure inherits, the scientific tradition, and the sectarian affiliation of the society it serves, the Board, which acts according to Hanafi's school of thought, especially on classical issues, also acts with the opinions of different sects when necessary. In new issues, by taking into consideration the principles of jurisprudential/fiqh method and all its potential, Board analyzes the general rules of jurisprudence/fiqh and the phenomenon by acting on plausible notions of the Holy Book and Sunnah, and consults with the experts on the subject. In this case, it is possible to say that the Board reflects its views on the decisions of the Board, not on a certain sect. This shows that the concept of "Ijtihad of Board" or "Collective Ijtihad" is fulfilled by the Board.