Ismail Hakki Izmirli is one of the scholars who left a mark during the transition from the Ottoman to the Republic of Turkey. With the competence provided by both the madrasah and the school education, he wrote works in almost every branch of religious sciences as well as philosophy. He also published scientific articles in various magazines and newspapers. His most important work is his book Yeni İlm-i Kelam/ The new ilm al-kalam. Giving information about the sects and madhhabs in his work in question, Izmirli also mentioned the Ibâdiyye in a few sentences. He published an article in three parts about the Ibadiyya sect in the thirty-seven, thirty-nine and fortieth issues of the Mahfil Mecmuası / the Journal of Mahfil. In this article, Izmirli did not make a classification based on 73 sects like the Muslim heresiographers of middle age. Before giving information about the Ibadiyya sect, which still exists today, he explained the emergence of the Kharijites with a descriptive method, and then briefly presented their understanding of religion by comparing it with other sects. Pointing out that the distinguishing qualities of the Kharijites were excommunication (takfir), Izmirli stated that they constantly disagreed with each other because of this attitude of theirs, and emphasized that Ibadiyya, which ultimately abandoned its strict and exclusionary attitude by adopting instead a more reasonable one, has survived until today.
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Subjects | Religious Studies |
Journal Section | Articles |
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Publication Date | December 30, 2020 |
Published in Issue | Year 2020 |