Ghanaian Muslims in Search of a Representative Institution: The Legacy of Sheik Osman Nuhu Sharubutu and Future Prospects

IF 0.4 2区 哲学 0 RELIGION
Emmanuel Kwame Tettey
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ABSTRACT Often, interreligious and political engagements by religious communities are hampered by internal disunity. This article examines efforts by the Ghanaian Muslim community to establish umbrella bodies to facilitate religious and socio-political engagement on behalf of the national umma. Focus is given to the inter-sectarian Office of the National Chief Imam (ONCI) and the role of the National Chief Imam, Sheik Osman Nuhu Sharubutu. The article first sets out the nature of fragmentation within the Muslim community and the religion– state relational context that inspires the establishment of such multiple bridge-building and advocacy groups. Whereas rapid failure was a prominent feature of previous Muslim councils, the Sheik Sharubutu led ONCI has been relatively successful at mediating intra– and inter-religious dialogue as well as socio- political engagement of Ghanaian Muslims for over three decades since 1989. Whilst highlighting the legacies and success factors of Sheik Sharubutu in this regard, the article also critiques the institutional weaknesses of the ONCI and discusses the feasibility of adopting for the ONCI the structures of a Christian ecumenical body as proposed by some of the Muslim leaders interviewed. The discussion is then broadened to generally examine some essentials for an effective Islamic umbrella body.
加纳穆斯林寻求一个有代表性的机构:谢赫奥斯曼·努胡·沙鲁布图的遗产和未来展望
宗教团体的宗教间和政治交往往往受到内部不团结的阻碍。本文考察了加纳穆斯林社区建立伞形机构的努力,以促进代表国家乌玛的宗教和社会政治参与。重点是国家首席伊玛目教派间办公室和国家首席伊玛目谢赫奥斯曼·努胡·沙鲁布图的作用。本文首先阐述了穆斯林社区内部分裂的本质,以及激发建立这种多重桥梁和倡导团体的宗教-国家关系背景。快速失败是以往穆斯林委员会的一个突出特点,但自1989年以来的30多年里,由谢赫·沙鲁布图领导的ONCI在调解加纳穆斯林的宗教内部和宗教间对话以及社会政治参与方面相对成功。在强调Sheik Sharubutu在这方面的遗产和成功因素的同时,文章也批评了ONCI的体制弱点,并讨论了ONCI采用一些接受采访的穆斯林领导人所提议的基督教合一机构结构的可行性。然后,讨论扩大到一般检查一个有效的伊斯兰伞体的一些要素。
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期刊介绍: Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations (ICMR) provides a forum for the academic exploration and discussion of the religious tradition of Islam, and of relations between Islam and other religions. It is edited by members of the Department of Theology and Religion, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom. The editors welcome articles on all aspects of Islam, and particularly on: •the religion and culture of Islam, historical and contemporary •Islam and its relations with other faiths and ideologies •Christian-Muslim relations. Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations is a refereed, academic journal. It publishes articles, documentation and reviews.
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