The Problem of Legitimacy of Science of Kalam in the Tradition of Madrasa Cover Image

Medrese Geleneğinde Kelâm İlminin Meşrûiyeti Sorunu
The Problem of Legitimacy of Science of Kalam in the Tradition of Madrasa

Author(s): Osman Demirci
Subject(s): Education, Islam studies, History of Education, State/Government and Education, The Ottoman Empire, Sociology of Education
Published by: Karadeniz Teknik Üniversites - İlahiyat Fakültesi
Keywords: Kalam; Madrasa; Ottoman; Legitimacy; Curriculum; Education; Tradition; Fiqh;

Summary/Abstract: In this article, as an academic discipline, Kalam’s process of being a part of Islamic education is analyzed. In spite of the opposition of some counter-Kalam formations such as ashab al-hadith, sufis, and Muslim philosophers, Kalam is incorporated into the curriculum of Madrasa which is the most important institution of Islamic education. During the Suljuks Period, Vizier Nizam al-Mulk, and during the Ottomans era Mehmet the conqueror made a major contribution to this. While Nizam al-Mulk integrated Ash’arism into the Nizamiya Madrasas implicitly despite the opposition of Hanbalis and ashab al-hadith, Mehmet the conqueror included Kalam into the curriculum of Madrasa by legislating code of laws. Therefore, Kalam became to be given as a compulsory lesson even in the lowest level Madrasas.

  • Issue Year: 3/2016
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 7-38
  • Page Count: 32
  • Language: Turkish