The Reflectıon Of The Wahdat Al-Wujud Doctrıne (The Oneness Of Beıng) In The Modern Turkısh Thought: Ahmed Avni Konuk And Hıs Fusûsu’l-Hikem Tercüme Ve Şerhi (Translatıon Of And Commentary On Fusûs Al-Hikam)

Tahir Uluç

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Year 2006, Volume: 6 Issue: 4, 111 - 151, 01.08.2006

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to examine the tradition of writing commentary on one of the most important and controversial Sufi texts, Fus?us? al-H?ikam by Muh?yiddin Ibn al-‘Arabi (d. 1240), who is known as the founder and first-explicator of the teaching of wah?dat al-wujud (the Oneness of Being). This article consists of two main parts. First, it attempts to outline the tradition of writing commentary on the Fus?us? and introduce the life and works of Ahmed Avni Konuk (d. 1939), who can be seen as the most important exposer of the Akbari teaching in the Turkish language in modern age. Second, it includes English translation of the first twenty-five pages from his introduction to his Fus?us? commentary and an analysis of the text.

Keywords

The Oneness of Being, Ibn al-‘Arabi, Fus?us? al-H?ikam, Ahmed Avni Konuk, Turkish Thought