Dâvûd-i Karsî’s Islamic Theological Thoughts in The Context of Sharh al-Qasidah an-Nuniyyah
Abstract
Dâvûd-i Karsî (d.1169 / 1756) was a critical scholar of the Ottoman world in the eighteenth century. He criticized many issues in his society, including the pedagogical suitability of the student courses as well as the ideas and actions against the Islamic belief. He had a great number of works in almost every area of Islamic science, particularly commentaries and supercommentaries. Occasionaly, he felt the need to enlarge or narrow the scope of his works to accommodate to every segment of his society. He also wrote a commentary on Qasidah an-Nuniyyah, initially in Turkish and then in Arabic.
In this study, we have dealt with his Islamic theological thoughts based upon Dâvûd-i Karsî’s Arabic commentary on Sharh al-Qasidah an-Nuniyyah. We have revealed that the work of Sharh al-Qasidah an-Nuniyyah, which was written within the frame of the Maturîdî denomination, is a complete doctrinal text containing the godhood, prophethood, hereafter and various Islamic theological accounts. In this article, we have also identified Karsi’s sources of thoughts and his methodology by looking into his other theological works. In addition, we have also studied the author’s competence in this area by referring to his life and his scholarly personality.
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Details
Primary Language
Turkish
Subjects
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Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
Ömer Ergül
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Dumlupınar Üniversitesi, İslami İlimler Fakültesi, Kelam Bilim Dalı, Kütahya, Türkiye
Türkiye
Publication Date
December 22, 2017
Submission Date
April 10, 2017
Acceptance Date
December 4, 2017
Published in Issue
Year 2017 Volume: 2 Number: 3
