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no name given · Jamiatul Ulama KZN – Council of Muslim Theologians (Suedafrika) · 2026-10-24 · Durban · Source

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Die Welt kann nur durch die innere Veränderung des Einzelnen verbessert werden, da Gott den Zustand eines Volkes erst ändert, wenn sie selbst das in sich verändern.

Wahrlich, Allah wird den Zustand eines Volkes nicht verändern, bis sie selbst das in sich verändern.

Der Text stellt die Frage, wie man die Welt zum Besseren verändern kann, und führt mit einem Zitat eines weisen Mannes aus, dass der Schlüssel zur Weltveränderung in der Selbstveränderung liegt. Er stützt diese These auf den Koran (Sure Ar-Ra'd, 13:11), der besagt, dass Allah den Zustand eines Volkes nicht ändert, bis sie selbst das in sich verändern. Ein Hadith wird zitiert, um die göttliche Zuwendung zu beschreiben: Allah handelt gemäß den Erwartungen des Dieners und kommt ihm näher, wenn dieser auf Ihn zugeht. Der Text ermutigt, Angst vor Veränderung zu überwinden und Mut, Tapferkeit und Entschlossenheit zu entwickeln. Es wird betont, dass Veränderung schrittweise erfolgen muss und kleine Entscheidungen große Auswirkungen haben können. Die Botschaft ist, dass die Veränderung der eigenen Perspektive und des eigenen Herzens der Ausgangspunkt für positive Veränderungen in Familie, Stadt, Nation und Welt ist. Der Text ruft dazu auf, nicht zu zögern und die Veränderung zu sein, die man in der Welt sieht.

Worldview

what this means
What, according to this text, is the root of the evil?
Ignorance, illusion, a false view of reality
Where does the evil reside?
in the heart, the will, or the soul of the individual
What helps against it?
inner transformation, repentance, a change of mind; personal experience, testimony, encounter with God or with people
What is human being according to this text?
willed by God, with a task and a responsibility
Where is history heading?
it is getting better, development towards the good
What does the text base its claim on?
on the holy scripture of its own tradition; on the founder or prophet of the tradition
To whom does the text's call for devotion apply?
to every human being, regardless of faith
Where is the text's criticism directed?
at one's own community and at oneself

Related texts from other traditions

by similarity of the analysis, one text per tradition

What the text calls for

Passages cited

Koran 13:11 · Bukhari & Muslim

Measured

Basic stance
1 from -2 to 2
Insistence
2 of 3
Reach
1 of 5
Concreteness
2 of 3
Boundary
0 of 3
Time
past 1, present 2, future 2

Analysed with qwen/qwen3.8-27b, version v3. The same standards apply to every tradition, see Values.

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