Imam Musa Sadr and the Convergence of the Muslim World

Convergence or proximity is one of the strategies to achieve balance and interaction in the Muslim world. Thus, a great many of Sunni and Shiite thinkers have been concerned to bring the Islamic sects together, formulating a variety of procedures. Imam Musa Sadr was one of the most remarkable exponents of proximity so that such a significant orientation was high on his agenda for structural reform in Lebanon and the Muslim world. Imam Musa Sadr, who enjoyed high status among the Muslim scholars, never failed to seize the opportunities in his journey towards a united Muslim world. As to this, he made a concerted effort; and he delivered lectures, held talks with the scholars of the Muslin world, attended the conferences, and gave papers on different subjects associated with the Islamic Ummah, so that he could pave the way for the unity of the Muslim world. His unity-seeking solutions are among the innovative subjects, the consideration of which may open up new horizons for the future. The present article examines the jurisprudential cooperation, jurisprudential unity of social rituals, and practical measures, as some of the ways of dealing with the problem of the unity of the Muslim world.