Expanding Islamic Studies Epistemological Apparatus with Futures Studies Tools: The Three Tomorrows
Muzykina Y.V. Aljanova N.K. Yuldashev T.
2024Tamkang University
Journal of Futures Studies
2024#28Issue 331 - 48 pp.
The article presents research that demonstrates a way of incorporating futures studies instruments into the arsenal of Islamic Studies. The authors argue that futures studies can substantially expand the traditional limitations of Islamic Studies and benefit the stockholders. Using the “Three Tomorrows” (3Ts) approach, one can launch what can be called “futures ijtihad.” By the latter, the authors mean the informed mental struggle for creating alternative perspectives on the future. The 3Ts include three basic overarching alternatives: Extended Present, Familiar Future(s), and Unthought Future(s). Each option can incorporate several variations. Their spectrum depends on the methods used for their building. The present research utilizes the 2x2 Matrix that helps elaborate on the futures of imams in post-pandemic Kazakhstan and comes up with twelve scenarios ranging from possible to unthought. As the scenarios suggest further practical steps, integrating new tools can facilitate Islamic studies’ transition from predominantly theoretical to practical discipline. 1027-6084/
2x2 Matrix , Imams , Kazakhstan , Scenarios , Three Tomorrows
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Center for Postnormal Policy & Futures Studies, Academy of Public Administration under the President of Kazakhstan, Astana, Kazakhstan
Department of Religious and Cultural Studies, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, The Nazarbayev University’s Research Centre for Entrepreneurship (NURCE), Almaty,Astana, Kazakhstan
Republican Islamic Institute for Imams’ Advanced Studies under the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Kazakhstan, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Center for Postnormal Policy & Futures Studies
Department of Religious and Cultural Studies
Republican Islamic Institute for Imams’ Advanced Studies under the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Kazakhstan
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