Author
Bilal Taskin
Subject
Philosophy, Sufism
Type
Book
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Library
Royal Danish Library
Library Asset ID
ISSN: 2651-4559, EISSN: 2651-4567
Record ID
cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_1047fda47232454bb4c7a56b56c712d3
Library Location
DOAJ Directory of Open Access Journals, Central and Eastern European Online Library - CEEOL Journals
Notes
We can say that the Ottoman thought structure was based on three epistemological foundations that complement each other: religion, reason and wise experience. These three foundations are represented by the disciplines of theology, philosophy and Sufism, respectively. This feature of Ottoman thought, on the one hand, contributed to its intellectual and intellectual development, and on the other hand, allowed this civilization to adhere to the basic principles of religion. Our aim in this study is to examine that the intellectual structure of the Ottoman Empire was built on the aforementioned traditions of thought. While doing this, first the indicators that the Ottoman scholar class was a follower of the previous scientific traditions will be revealed, and then this issue will be exemplified through the scientific adventure and works of an Ottoman period scientist. Kemalpaşazâde, one of the effective representatives of the Ottoman scholarly sciences and famous for his versatile writing, was chosen as an example in the study. Kemalpaşazâde wrote various works on the disciplines of theology, philosophy and Sufism, which show that his mental world was strongly influenced by these ancient disciplines. In his treatises on the subjects of the science of Kalam, Kemalpaşazâde showed great devotion to the constants of Sunni Kalam, in his philosophical treatises he mostly preferred the approaches of Islamic philosophers in the important debates in the Islamic thought of the later period, and in his treatises where he examined mystical/wisdom issues, he exhibited an attitude supporting the idea of unity of existence. We also observe this broad perspective, which Kemalpaşazâde developed within his own intellectual framework, in many other Ottoman scholars before and after him. The fact that the Ottoman civilization built an education system with strong theological and philosophical texts, and also allowed the Sufi/wise tradition, which fed the society in one aspect and the scholar class in another aspect, to develop and flourish, made it possible for it to weave this intellectual and erudite network.
Görüntüle
Trabzon ilahiyat dergisi (Online), 2021-12, Vol.8 (2)
