HOMEPAGE ANALYSIS Islamic Thinking in Modern Times: Rasim Özdenören
Islamic Thinking in Modern Times: Rasim Özdenören
Furkan Emiroğlu 5 03 May 2023 Wednesday Share
Life of Rasim Özdenören
Özdenören was born in Kahramanmaraş in 1940. After completing his primary and secondary
education in Maraş, Malatya and Tunceli, he graduated from the Faculty of Law and Journalism at
Istanbul University. There is no doubt that Özdenören's experience in education, culture-art,
research, bureaucracy and civil service spread over one geography has provided him with a broad
perspective. Özdenören, who was involved in literary circles since his early youth, shaped his
intellectual personality with the experiences provided by being with people had made valuable
contributions to the Turkish world of thought. It is known that the late Sezai Karakoç and Necip
Fazıl Kısakürek had an influence on his intellectual accumulation. Özdenören passed away in
2022 and left behind an intellectuality that we keep thinking about.
Rasim Özdenören's Corpus
Rasim Özdenören has many short stories and essays to his credit. His essays such as Essays on
Muslim Thinking, Kafa Karıştıran Kelimeler, Müslümanca Yaşamak, Yaşadığımız Günler, Yeni
Dünya Düzeninin Sefaleti, Düşünsel Duruş (Thoughtful Stance) and his stories such as The Man
Who Raised Roses and The Dissolution are are some classic examples. Özdenören, in his works in
the story genre, gives a lot of space to dichotomies such as ontological anxiety-mysticism, life-
death and different types of alienation themes. This situation points to the thematic similarity
between his essays and stories, and thus to the wholeness of the issues that Muslims face. The
dilemmas of the society and the individual who have moved away from their core values and the
stance against the dissolution constitute the main theme of his works (Bulut, 2013, p.771).
It is possible to trace the phenomenon of alienation in Özdenören's stories as well as his essays.
In Özdenören's stories, which deal with rapid and radical changes and their striking effects on
individual and community life, alienation of man from himself, society, family members, cultural
and moral values, space and order is in question. As a result of the religious, economic and
cultural crises of modernisation, the individual has lost the quality of being a subject in modern
society and has been objectified. This situation reveals the alienation of the individual from
himself. Different types of alienation are the subject of his works such as Mâni Olunmuş Adamlar,
Ölünün Odaları, Toz, Hışırtı (Mantu, 2019, p.174).
It is noteworthy that the author wrote his writings intensively in the 1980s and 1990s, despite the
repressive conditions of the period. His preferred words and clear expression in his stories and
essays make it easy to understand the subjects he deals with. However, when the whole of his
corpus is analysed, it is noticed that the author touches upon recurrent issues. This situation,
nevertheless, is considered valuable in terms of opening the door to liaisons and analyses
between different concepts in each work.
Possibilities of Islamic Thinking in the Contemporary Period
The titles of the chapters in his work "Essays on Muslim Thinking", in which he presents his ideas
on Muslim thinking, are remarkable: Panorama, Towards Healthy Thinking, Qualities of a Muslim,
and Originality of Islam. A careful reading of these chapters and their discussed ideas will
contribute to a thorough understanding of his thought.
According to Özdenören, the democratic way of life has brought along a point of view that lacks a
solid foundation. What should be comprehended here is that the concepts or meanings of the
democratic order are not strong and reliable. The confusion of meaning we experience today has
deepened with democracy, which is a product of the modern period, and then with post-modern
thought. This situation causes concepts to lose their constancy and be easily manipulated. In
addition, this situation reveals the problem of trust in politics and society. It has been noted that
with the capitalist order accompanying democracy, the fear of hunger has emerged in people, and
this phenomenon is filled with a materialistic conditioning. It can be said that selfishness and
utilitarianism have taken the place of altruism and unrequited cooperation as a result of the
increase in the concern for sustenance and commodification (Özdenören, 2003, p.18-19).
Raising the problem of not comprehending Islam, the author insists that Islam cannot be
understood within the framework of Western thought. According to him, Islam can only be
comprehended through a Muslim way of living and thinking. In this book, he states that the
metaphysical aspect of Islam cannot be understood with the profane and materialistic aspects of
Western thought, with which we are surrounded (Özdenören, 2003, p.24).
In the chapter titled "Towards Healthy Thinking", Özdenören deals with how basic concepts are
viewed from the perspective of diverse concepts and actors. Here, issues such as the dialectics of
believing, the differences between the concepts of truth and right, the emphasis on the
importance of basic preference, and the issues such as looking at Islam with foreign words are
examined through an evaluation between Islam and the current time/age,
In the section titled "The Qualities of a Muslim" Özdenören touches upon the necessity of the
theory-action unity, the effect of the temperament factor on approaches, the necessity of
obtaining Allah's consent as the ultimate goal, the method to be carried out in obtaining guidance
and commitment, the possibilities of being a good Muslim in a world that is corrupt, the methods
of understanding ourselves as a servant and obtaining knowledge, and the importance of being
conscious.
Under the title "The Originality of Islam" Özdenören argues that the basis of Islamic infrastructure
is law, not economics, and points to the dialectical structure of Islam. Culture, philosophy, science,
mysticism, asceticism, spiritualism and materialism, traditionalism, rationalism of Islam and their
connection with human beings are questioned by the author and the misguided thoughts and
behaviours of the people of our age are examined.
According to the author, one of the requirements of thinking as a Muslim is to adopt and live
Islamic morality. It is observed that in order to enjoin the good, to forbid the bad and to ensure the
consistency of thought and action, Islamic belief and certain moral qualities are underlined in his
works. Standing against oppression, acting with a sense of community, giving zakat, avoiding
interest, staying away from doubt in faith, remembering death, paying attention to worship, being
moral in state administration, not compromising honesty and truthfulness, taking care to preserve
decency and good manners are some of them. Contrary to these, behaviours such as
unfaithfulness, greed, being sarcastic, envying and being ungrateful are also morally disapproved
actions.
Özdenören emphasises that Muslim morality must be protected against the troubles of
modernism. In Özdenören's intellectual and literary works, we frequently encounter thoughts on
the virtues of Islamic morality against the manifestations of modernism such as individualism,
lack of love, capitalism, secularism, economy of waste in state administration, international
relations, consumption practices and social life. He opposes the adoption and use of Western
concepts by Muslim societies. The way out of the resulting depression is seen to be possible
through the individual and collective realisation of Muslim morality and its accompanying thought.
The philosopher argues that the goal of obtaining Allah's consent with the "understanding of piety"
he emphasises is more comprehensive than all other moral understandings that will form the
basis for universal integrity (Filiz, 2019, pp.106, 107).
An Attempt to Eliminate the Confusion of Concepts
Rasim Özdenören indicates that one of the most serious problems faced by the Muslim individual
in the contemporary period is the misinterpretation of certain concepts. The thinker emphasises
this in his classic work titled "Kafa Karıştıran Kelimeler" and several other essays. For him, with
Türkiye’s Westernisation process, our very own concepts have lost their meaning. Stating that this
situation has cause a confusion, Özdenören emphasises the necessity to use them in the context
of Islamic thought.
Özdenören points out that the understanding and interpretation of Islam by associating a non-
Islamic way of thinking is a diversion and delusion. He underlines that the search for a new
synthesis that can be created by combining Islam with its antithesis will produce a result that is
incompatible with Islam (Özdenören, 1994b, pp.70-71I). In the face of criticisms about Islam and
its practice, Özdenören states that Islamic thought is not just a theory apart from practices, that it
has a liveable nature, and this can be experienced in the Qur'anic and Prophetic examples
(Özdenören, 1994b, p.76).
A State of Desolation: New World Order
In his book The Misery of the New World Order, Özdenören argues that the concept of the "New
World Order" emerged with the Gulf War in 1990 and claims that the world has become unipolar
and that the hegemonic paradigm is now liberalism. Özdenören notes that the Cold War period
lasted only from 1950 until the detente period, after which the United States and Western Europe
established global supremacy, while USSR socialism lost power day by day. The USSR's need for
foreign investments and advanced technology caused it to open the door to global capitalism
during the detente period (Özdenören, 2022, p. 102). As the colour of the threat changed from red
to green, Western European countries and the United States perceived Islam as an ontological
threat. On this issue, Ömer Çaha, in his work Open Society Writings, states that the West in general
and the United States in particular have based their relations with Islamic countries on the
principle of utility. While the United States does not bother with countries that serve its personal
interests, even those ruled by dictatorships, it oppresses countries that oppose its interests on
grounds such as human rights and democratisation. In this respect, global modernisation is not
perceived as sincere by Islamic countries and is not approached for adoption due to the double
standard foreign policies of Western states (Çaha, 2004, p. 61).
While globalisation, which is an indispensable part of the new world order, envisages the
integration of the world under Western economic and cultural hegemony, Islam rejects such a
unification. Based on this idea, Özdenören states that all countries of the world should preserve
their cultural uniqueness while establishing mutual relations (Özdenören, 1997a, p.9). Apart from
the above mentioned, the ideas on common international relations are included in detail in
Özdenören's Cross Relations (Özdenören, 1997a, p.8).
Conclusion
Rasim Özdenören has contributed in determination of today's problems and has tried to bring
justified answers to the question "What should be done?" As we have discussed in this article, the
thinker has made clarifying explanations on how to think in a Islamic way, how to live as a Muslim
and in accordance with the idea-action harmony that accompanies Muslim thinking, and how the
effort to make sense of global developments and the state of action should be. In the light of his
writings on thinking correctly and avoiding misinterpretation of concepts, the importance of
developing them in accordance with Islamic principles and having a Muslim mindset is becoming
even more crucial, especially in the face of modernity.
References
Akkoç, F. (2019). Rasim Özdenören’in eserlerinde Müslüman ahlakı. (master's thesis). Social
Sciences University of Ankara, Institute for Islamic Studies, Ankara.
Bulut, A. (2013). Rasim Özdenören hakkında bir monografi çalışması. (Doctoral dissertation) Gazi
University, Institute of Social Sciences, Ankara,
Çaha, Ö. (2004). Açık toplum yazıları, Ankara: Liberte Publications.
Mantu, U. (2019). Rasim Özdenören’in öykülerinde yabancılaşma. (Master’s thesesis). Istanbul
University Institute of Social Sciences, Istanbul.
Özdenören, R. (1997). Çapraz ilişkiler, Istanbul: İz Publication.
Özdenören, R. (1994). Kafa karıştıran kelimeler, Istanbul: İz Publication.
Özdenören, R. (1997). Müslümanca düşünme üzerine denemeler, Istanbul: İz Publication.
Özdenören, R. (1994). Müslümanca yaşamak, Istanbul: İz Publication.
Özdenören, R. (2022). Yeni dünya düzeninin sefaleti, Istanbul: İz Publication.
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Islamic Thinking
Life of Rasim Özdenören
Özdenören was born in Kahramanmaraş in 1940. After
completing his primary and secondary education in
in Modern Times:
Maraş, Malatya and Tunceli, he graduated from the
Faculty of Law and Journalism at Istanbul University.
There is no doubt that Özdenören’s experience in
education, culture-art, research, bureaucracy and civil
Rasim Özdenören service spread over one geography has provided him
with a broad perspective. Özdenören, who was invol-
ved in literary circles since his early youth, shaped his
intellectual personality with the experiences provided
by being with people had made valuable contributions
to the Turkish world of thought. It is known that the
late Sezai Karakoç and Necip Fazıl Kısakürek had an
influence on his intellectual accumulation. Özdenören
passed away in 2022 and left behind an intellectuality
that we keep thinking about.
Rasim Özdenören’s Corpus
Rasim Özdenören has many short stories and essays
to his credit. His essays such as Müslümanca Düşün-
ce Üzerine Denemeler (Essays on Muslim Thinking),
Essays on Muslim Thinking, Kafa Karıştıran Kelimeler
(Confusing Words), Müslümanca Yaşamak (Living
a Muslim Life), Yaşadığımız Günler (The Days We
Live), Yeni Dünya Düzeni’nin Sefalati (Misery of New
World Order), Düşünsel Duruş (Intellectual Stance).,
Kafa Karıştıran Kelimeler, Müslümanca Yaşamak,
Yaşadığımız Günler, Yeni Dünya Düzeninin Sefaleti,
Furkan Emiroğlu Düşünsel Duruş and his stories such as Gül Yetiştiren
Istanbul Medeniyet University,
Adam and Çözülme are are some classic examples.
Political Science and Public Özdenören, in his works in the story genre, gives a
Administration, MA Student lot of space to dichotomies such as ontological
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anxiety-mysticism, life-death and different types
of alienation themes. This situation points to the
thematic similarity between his essays and stories,
and thus to the wholeness of the issues that Muslims
face. The dilemmas of the society and the individual
who have moved away from their core values and
the stance against the dissolution constitute the
main theme of his works (Bulut, 2013, p.771).
It is possible to trace the phenomenon of alienation
in Özdenören’s stories as well as his essays. In Öz-
denören’s stories, which deal with rapid and radical
changes and their striking effects on individual and
community life, alienation of man from himself,
32
Rasim Özdenören (1940-2022)
society, family members, cultural analysed, it is noticed that the aut-
and moral values, space and order hor touches upon recurrent issu-
is in question. As a result of the es. This situation, nevertheless, is
religious, economic and cultural considered valuable in terms of
crises of modernisation, the indi- opening the door to liaisons and
vidual has lost the quality of being analyses between different con-
a subject in modern society and The confusion cepts in each work.
has been objectified. This situa- of meaning we
tion reveals the alienation of the
individual from himself. Different
experience today Possibilities of
types of alienation are the subject has deepened with Islamic Thinking in
of his works such as Mâni Olunmuş democracy, which the Contemporary
Adamlar, Ölünün Odaları, Toz, Hışırtı
(Mantu, 2019, p.174).
is a product of the Period
It is noteworthy that the author
modern period, and The titles of the chapters in his
wrote his writings intensively in then with post- work “Müslümanca Düşünme Üze-
the 1980s and 1990s, despite the modern thought. rine Denemeler (Essays on Muslim
repressive conditions of the peri- Thinking)”, in which he presents
od. His preferred words and clear his ideas on Muslim thinking, are
expression in his stories and essays remarkable: Panorama, Sağlıklı Dü-
make it easy to understand the şünmeye Doğru (Towards Healthy
subjects he deals with. However, Thinking), Müslümanın Nitelikleri
when the whole of his corpus is (Qualities of Mıuslim), İslam’ın
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Özdenören points out that the understanding
and interpretation of Islam by associating a
non-Islamic way of thinking is a diversion and
delusion.
Özgünlüğü (Authenticity of Islam). A careful reading In the chapter titled “Towards Healthy Thinking”, Öz-
of these chapters and their discussed ideas will cont- denören deals with how basic concepts are viewed
ribute to a thorough understanding of his thought. from the perspective of diverse concepts and actors.
Here, issues such as the dialectics of believing, the
According to Özdenören, the democratic way of life
differences between the concepts of truth and right,
has brought along a point of view that lacks a solid
the emphasis on the importance of basic preference,
foundation. What should be comprehended here is
and the issues such as looking at Islam with foreign
that the concepts or meanings of the democratic
words are examined through an evaluation between
order are not strong and reliable. The confusion
Islam and the current time/age.
of meaning we experience today has deepened
with democracy, which is a product of the modern In the section titled “The Qualities of a Muslim”
period, and then with post-modern thought. This Özdenören touches upon the necessity of the the-
situation causes concepts to lose their constancy ory-action unity, the effect of the temperament
and be easily manipulated. In addition, this situation factor on approaches, the necessity of obtaining
reveals the problem of trust in politics and society. Allah’s consent as the ultimate goal, the method to
It has been noted that with the capitalist order be carried out in obtaining guidance and commit-
accompanying democracy, the fear of hunger has ment, the possibilities of being a good Muslim in a
emerged in people, and this phenomenon is filled world that is corrupt, the methods of understanding
with a materialistic conditioning. It can be said that ourselves as a servant and obtaining knowledge, and
selfishness and utilitarianism have taken the place the importance of being conscious.
of altruism and unrequited cooperation as a result
Under the title “Authenticity of Islam” Özdenören
of the increase in the concern for sustenance and
argues that the basis of Islamic infrastructure is law,
commodification (Özdenören, 2003, p.18-19).
not economics, and points to the dialectical structu-
Raising the problem of not comprehending Islam, re of Islam. Culture, philosophy, science, mysticism,
the author insists that Islam cannot be understood asceticism, spiritualism and materialism, traditiona-
within the framework of Western thought. According lism, rationalism of Islam and their connection with
to him, Islam can only be comprehended through human beings are questioned by the author and the
a Muslim way of living and thinking. In this book, he misguided thoughts and behaviours of the people
states that the metaphysical aspect of Islam cannot of our age are examined.
be understood with the profane and materialistic
According to the author, one of the requirements of
aspects of Western thought, with which we are
thinking as a Muslim is to adopt and live Islamic mo-
surrounded (Özdenören, 2003, p.24).
rality. It is observed that in order to enjoin the good,
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Rasim Özdenören indicates that one of the
most serious problems faced by the Muslim
individual in the contemporary period is the
misinterpretation of certain concepts.
to forbid the bad and to ensure the consistency of An Attempt to Eliminate the
thought and action, Islamic belief and certain moral
qualities are underlined in his works. Standing aga- Confusion of Concepts
inst oppression, acting with a sense of community, Rasim Özdenören indicates that one of the most
giving zakat, avoiding interest, staying away from serious problems faced by the Muslim individual in
doubt in faith, remembering death, paying attention the contemporary period is the misinterpretation
to worship, being moral in state administration, not of certain concepts. The thinker emphasises this
compromising honesty and truthfulness, taking care in his classic work titled “Kafa Karıştıran Kelimeler”
to preserve decency and good manners are some of (Confusing Words) and several other essays. For him,
them. Contrary to these, behaviours such as unfait- with Türkiye’s Westernisation process, our very own
hfulness, greed, being sarcastic, envying and being concepts have lost their meaning. Stating that this
ungrateful are also morally disapproved actions. situation has cause a confusion, Özdenören emp-
Özdenören emphasises that Muslim morality must hasises the necessity to use them in the context of
be protected against the troubles of modernism. In Islamic thought.
Özdenören’s intellectual and literary works, we frequ- Özdenören points out that the understanding and
ently encounter thoughts on the virtues of Islamic interpretation of Islam by associating a non-Isla-
morality against the manifestations of modernism mic way of thinking is a diversion and delusion. He
such as individualism, lack of love, capitalism, secu- underlines that the search for a new synthesis that
larism, economy of waste in state administration, can be created by combining Islam with its antit-
international relations, consumption practices and hesis will produce a result that is incompatible with
social life. He opposes the adoption and use of Islam (Özdenören, 1994b, pp.70-71I). In the face of
Western concepts by Muslim societies. The way out criticisms about Islam and its practice, Özdenören
of the resulting depression is seen to be possible states that Islamic thought is not just a theory apart
through the individual and collective realisation of from practices, that it has a liveable nature, and this
Muslim morality and its accompanying thought. can be experienced in the Qur’anic and Prophetic
The philosopher argues that the goal of obtaining examples (Özdenören, 1994b, p.76).
Allah’s consent with the “understanding of piety” he
emphasises is more comprehensive than all other
moral understandings that will form the basis for A State of Desolation: New
universal integrity (Filiz, 2019, pp.106, 107). World Order
In his book The Misery of the New World Order,
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Özdenören argues that the concept of the “New Conclusion
World Order” emerged with the Gulf War in 1990
and claims that the world has become unipolar Rasim Özdenören has contributed in determination
and that the hegemonic paradigm is now liberalism. of today’s problems and has tried to bring justified
Özdenören notes that the Cold War period lasted answers to the question “What should be done?”
only from 1950 until the detente period, after which As we have discussed in this article, the thinker
the United States and Western Europe established has made clarifying explanations on how to think
global supremacy, while USSR socialism lost power in a Islamic way, how to live as a Muslim and in
day by day. The USSR’s need for foreign investments accordance with the idea-action harmony that ac-
and advanced technology caused it to open the companies Muslim thinking, and how the effort to
door to global capitalism during the detente period make sense of global developments and the state
(Özdenören, 2022, p. 102). As the colour of the th- of action should be. In the light of his writings on
reat changed from red to green, Western European thinking correctly and avoiding misinterpretation
countries and the United States perceived Islam as of concepts, the importance of developing them
an ontological threat. On this issue, Ömer Çaha, in in accordance with Islamic principles and having
his work Open Society Writings, states that the West a Muslim mindset is becoming even more crucial,
in general and the United States in particular have especially in the face of modernity.
based their relations with Islamic countries on the
principle of utility. While the United States does not
References
bother with countries that serve its personal inte-
Akkoç, F. (2019). Rasim Özdenören’in eserlerinde Müslüman ahlakı.
rests, even those ruled by dictatorships, it oppresses (master’s thesis). Social Sciences University of Ankara,
countries that oppose its interests on grounds such Institute for Islamic Studies, Ankara.
as human rights and democratisation. In this respect, Bulut, A. (2013). Rasim Özdenören hakkında bir monografi
global modernisation is not perceived as sincere by çalışması. (Doctoral dissertation) Gazi University, Institute of
Social Sciences, Ankara,
Islamic countries and is not approached for adop-
Çaha, Ö. (2004). Açık toplum yazıları, Ankara: Liberte Publications.
tion due to the double standard foreign policies of
Western states (Çaha, 2004, p. 61). Mantu, U. (2019). Rasim Özdenören’in öykülerinde yabancılaşma.
(Master’s thesesis). Istanbul University Institute of Social
While globalisation, which is an indispensable part Sciences, Istanbul.
of the new world order, envisages the integration Özdenören, R. (1997). Çapraz ilişkiler, Istanbul: İz Publication.
of the world under Western economic and cultural Özdenören, R. (1994). Kafa karıştıran kelimeler, Istanbul: İz
hegemony, Islam rejects such a unification. Based on Publication.
this idea, Özdenören states that all countries of the Özdenören, R. (1997). Müslümanca düşünme üzerine denemeler,
Istanbul: İz Publication.
world should preserve their cultural uniqueness while
Özdenören, R. (1994). Müslümanca yaşamak, Istanbul: İz
establishing mutual relations (Özdenören, 1997a, p.9).
Publication.
Apart from the above mentioned, the ideas on com-
Özdenören, R. (2022). Yeni dünya düzeninin sefaleti, Istanbul: İz
mon international relations are included in detail in Publication.
Özdenören’s Cross Relations (Özdenören, 1997a, p.8).
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The Platform is published by TODAM under auspices of ILKE Foundation
for Science, Culture and Education in an attempt to provide up-to-date
and original perspectives on the intellectual, political, social, economic and
cultural affairs of Muslim societies. The Platform is published as part of the
Thought and Movements in Muslim Societies Project.
It aims to be a platform where the Muslim world affairs are analysed in
light og the activities of major think tanks, research centres and institutes,
universities, and political, religious, and social movements. The Muslim world’s
contributions to global issues and its intellectual advances are presented
to Turkiye and the whole world through Platform magazine. The magazine
keeps its finger on the pulse of the Muslim world and uses its website and
database to share news and developments related to different institutions,
movements, activities, and personalities.
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