Mehmet Akif Ersoy's religious and palitical ideas

Mehmet Akif, when the period that he lived in considered, had been an eye-witness character of perhaps the most troublesome and the hardest times of the Islamic World in the 19th and 20th centuries. When taking his education and his works into account, It has been seen that he is not a person who is the most well-informed one and also he has not have a comprehensive knowledge in religious sciences in his time. Besides this, the position he stands and his doings make him one of the most famous persons in the Republican Period.We can say that Akif?s pen and poetry only exist for Islam. Because he wouldn?t be uncorcerned fort he situation that muslims fell in, while he had a deep sorrow about this condition at the same time he pondered about the problems which led muslims into this situatinon. What is religion to be meant by muslims and how is it understood by them is the basic subject that busy his mind. After bringing up this matter, Akif gives some information about the religion muslims live and perceive and the true religion how it must be understood and lived by muslims.This religion is not a religion only imrisoned into consciences and has not any connection to the real world. Religion is both for this world and Hereafter. Consequently, religion and the world cannot be absolutely separated from each other. Because of this, religion is the basic guarantee and principle for the people who want to live happily and to be governed nicely so, ıt must be understood and put into practive correctly.