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Diyanet Journal | January-February-March

In opening its first pages, Diyanet Journal wishes to greet its readers with peace: May Allah’s peace be upon you! We start our publishing life with the objective of conveying the universal message of Islam to the world through accurate explanation based on true knowledge. We also aim to preserve and develop further the historical, cultural, and social heritage that shapes and builds the Muslim identity.

In this first issue of our Journal, we welcome you with the principle
of “increasing goodness”, which is the central focus of our Holy Book. As the Presidency of Religious Affairs of Türkiye, being fully aware of our responsibility to do good and spread goodness, we set out to expose Islam’s message of goodness and peace to people from all over
the world.

We always attach importance to the dissemination of knowledge based on authentic sources about the religion of Islam, which is literally rendered as peace and well-being. Spreading true knowledge and increasing goodness constitute the basic publishing principle of the Diyanet Journal. Within this principle in mind, we will address our readers and discuss, in every issue of the Journal, current religious and cultural articles, and columns dealing with current questions along with their possible answers, including news from the Muslim world, as well as interviews with experts in their fields.

We set out on our journey of publishing Diyanet Journal with the article, “Goodness and Benevolence”, written by Prof. Huriye Martı. Stating that life is a journey of goodness and that people are passengers who come to this world “to do good deeds”, the author emphasizes that it is necessary to bring goodness to all people, regardless of their race, gender, color, language, or belief. Prof. Cagfer Karadas, who explains the indisputable place and importance of reason in Islam, contributes to our “Questions on My Mind” column with his article, “Is Islam the Religion of Reason?”. Dr. Naoki Yamamoto, who declares that “conversion to Islam is a beginning, not a goal”, speaks about his embrace of Islam and further discusses his studies
on Sufism, and the universality of Islam under “the Revert Stories” column. The guest for our interview in this month is Prof. Ali Bardakoglu, one of the former Presidents of Religious Affairs.

As the team of the Diyanet Journal, we present our First Issue to our esteemed readers, wishing them pleasant reading. Hoping to meet you, again, in our next issue.

Dr. Lamia LEVENT ABUL

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Diyanet Journal | January-February-March