Ahmed Naim’in Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Gelişmeler Bağlamında Hadis Yorumculuğu -Tecrîd-i Sarîh Özelinde-
Ahmed Naim's Hadith Interpretation in the Context of Scientific and Technological Developments -Tajrīd-i Sarīh Specifically

Summary/Abstract: Social structures are in a continuous cycle of change. The needs arising from this change have also been effective in the interpretation of religious texts. Interpretation activities have varied depending on the factors of social change. One of these factors is scientific and technological developments. The interpretation of hadiths in the context of scientific and technological developments has maintained its topicality in every period. Especially in the last two centuries, scientific and technological developments have come to the fore as a significant factor in hadith interpretation. In the Republican Era, there was a process of social change centered on “Westernism”. As a result, a gap emerged in the religious sphere and an anti-Islamic discourse began to develop under the name of scientificism. In order to fill this gap in religious life, the “Qur'an and Hadith Translation Project” was launched. Regarding Hadith, it was decided to translate and comment on the Tajrīd-i Sarīh written by Zebīdī. Ahmed Naim, one of the authors who translated and commented on Tajrīd-i Sarīh, was a scholar who was well versed in both religious sciences and Western philosophy. For this reason, he interpreted many issues in the context of scientific and technological developments. In this article, the hadiths interpreted by Ahmed Naim on the metaphysical issues of “jinn” and “mi'raj” are analyzed. The aim is to reveal how Ahmed Naim, who came to the forefront with his philosopher identity, handled the relationship between religion and science, his answers to those who opposed Islam under the name of scientificism, the scientific examples he used, and how he reflected the social change that occurred in the Republican Era in his interpretations. In addition, it should be emphasized that Ahmed Naim, who was an expert in different disciplines, was a remarkable figure with his interdisciplinary approach and dynamic hadith interpretation in parallel with social change.

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