New approaches to solving conceptual issues of Islamic theology in the Tatar theological tradition of the XIX – early XX centuries

Abstract

The article attempts to identify issues relevant to modernity, such as the specifics of the formation of theological knowledge, the semantic field of theology. Modern times have started the process of rethinking the criteria of reasonableness and validity. In this regard, a number of Tatar theologians have laid down approaches and methods that meet scientific requirements, tools suitable for discussing a new understanding of theology. They have developed the new concepts of the theory of knowledge aimed at a meaningful study of the Quran and the Sunnah, a revision of the role of scholastic theology in creating a picture of the world. After all, the unwillingness to search for models of God's interaction with the world led to a distorted use of the sources of truth. They saw ample opportunities for the cognition of reality in the Quran and the Sunnah. The introduction of natural sciences and humanities into the curriculum was aimed at developing scientific methods and approaches in the study of sacred texts, assumed a critical approach to the study of the features of the Quran, the interpretation of certain provisions of religious dogmas on the basis of scientific reflection. Tatar theologians have developed methods to overcome a number of ideological problems of the Muslim community by solving conceptual issues of Islamic theology.