ON THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE CONCEPTS ON SUNNATULLAH, FITRATULLAH AND SIBGATULLAH Cover Image

“SÜNNETULLAH, FITRATULLAH, SIBĞATULLAH” KAVRAMLARININ ANLAMLANDIRILIŞI ÜZERİNE
ON THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE CONCEPTS ON SUNNATULLAH, FITRATULLAH AND SIBGATULLAH

Author(s): Mustafa Akçay
Subject(s): Islam studies, Semantics, Philology
Published by: Sakarya üniversitesi
Keywords: Sunnatullah; Fıtrah; Fıtratullah; Sıbgah; Sıbgatullah;

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this study is to interpret the concepts of sunnatullah, fıtratullah and sıbgatullah in the Islamic literature and to compare these concepts in terms of Muhammad Hamdi Yazır(1878-1942), Omar Rıda Dogrul (1893-1952) and Muhammad Asad (1900-1992). These concepts have a relavence from the generality-particularity point of view each others. Moreover, they often have similar meanings and synonymous or interpret to each others. The concept “Sunnatullah” is the most comprehensive one among others. Sunnatulah is a unchanged divine law that regulate the religious life of people as a individual and member of society. Fıtratullah and sıbgatullah are only cornered with the religious nature of human beings and this two concepts mean its unchanged religious characteristic.

  • Issue Year: 10/2008
  • Issue No: 17
  • Page Range: 125-158
  • Page Count: 34
  • Language: Turkish