Author
Necmettin Gökkır
Subject
Colonies, Europe, Iran
Type
Book
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Library
Royal Danish Library
Library Asset ID
ISSN: 2458-7508, EISSN: 2602-3946, DOI: 10.29288/ilted.466304
Record ID
cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_60837e2127e64778a9c45d45dd75d2cf
Library Location
Central and Eastern European Online Library - CEEOL Journals, ProQuest Central
Notes
This article discusses the printing of the Mushaf and its relationship with international politics. Using historical materials such as archival documents and newspaper reports, this article reveals the role of Mushaf Printing in the conflict between world powers such as Europe and the Ottoman Empire. Therefore, this study focuses on three examples. The first one is the Mushaf printed in Europe, especially in Russia in 1787 after the Crimean War, and the Mushaf printed in 1789 after the occupation of Egypt by the French and in 1830 after the occupation of Africa. Russia and France, as European colonial powers, tried to establish themselves as new leaders over the colonized Muslims. The second example is the Mushafs printed in Iran. While the printing of the Mushaf continued by the Iranians, the Ottomans perceived it as an issue that needed to be protected against the fear that it could lead to distortion and alteration by the hands of non-Muslims and non-Sunnis. The other most important example is the black propaganda made by the British to start a rebellion against Caliph Abdulhamid II in the Islamic lands they colonized, such as India. The Ottomans developed some policies to make it clear that they were the real leaders of the Muslims by establishing a printing house and building a control mechanism against the printing of mushafs. As a result, this study reveals the effort of Mushaf printing to gain power and authority over Muslims, which took place between the Ottomans, European states and Iran.
Görüntüle
İlahiyat tetkikleri dergisi, 2018-12 (50), p.23-43
