Research Article

THE MADHHABİAN TENDENCY OF AHMAD YASSAWİ

Number: 114 June 22, 2025
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THE MADHHABİAN TENDENCY OF AHMAD YASSAWİ

Abstract

Khoja Ahmad Yassawi (1041-1166), who lived in the region of Turkestan (Central Asia) in the 11th and 12th centuries, was a highly respected and influential scholar among the Turkic peoples, who formed the cornerstones of Turkish national identity, and was also the founder of Turkish Sufism. We see that the Sufi activity caused the Turkic peoples living in the Turkistan region to create a new civilisation of their own. If the jurisprudential dimension of Ahl al-Sunnah in Turkestan was formed by Hanafism and Shafi'ism, and the theological dimension was formed by Asharism and Māturīdism, the mystical dimension of Ahl al-Sunnah in the region was mainly formed by the Sufism understanding shaped around the Yassawiyya, Kubraviyya and Naqshibandiyya views. Therefore, Ahmad Yassawi's madhhabian tendency should be compatible with Hanafiism and his religious views should be compatible Maturidiism views. At the same time, Ahmad Yassawi's political perception should naturally be shaped in the Hanafi-Maturidi line of thought. There are various claims made by various researchers about Yassawi's basic religious orientation. However, in order to present the subject with an accurate opinion, the first thing we need to do is to base ourselves on the own works of the person to be investigated. Because this is the complementary nature of scientific research. For this reason, in this research, his own works, which are considered the first sources regarding Yassawi's teachings, will be taken as basis. The article reaches the conclusion that the fiqh, creedal and political views of Ahmad Yassawi originate from the knowledge of Ahl al-Sunnah wal Jama'at. In our opinion, it is possible to determine Ahmad Yassawi's madhhabian tendencies based on his works that have survived to the present day. İn the article, based on his own works, the fiqh, belief and political aspects of Ahmad Yassawi's madhhabian tendency will be determined by using the descriptive method and textual analysis methods.

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Supporting Institution

Khoja Akhmet Yassawi International Kazakh-Turkish University

Project Number

0

Ethical Statement

This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.

Thanks

We would like to express our gratitude to the Research Institute of Yassawi for their invaluable assistance in providing research materials throughout the course of our investigation.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Islamic Sects, Sufism

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

June 22, 2025

Submission Date

October 1, 2024

Acceptance Date

December 20, 2024

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Number: 114

APA
Saifunov, B., Tolegenov, M., & Zhanykulov, N. (2025). THE MADHHABİAN TENDENCY OF AHMAD YASSAWİ. Türk Kültürü Ve Hacı Bektaş Veli Araştırma Dergisi, 114, 273-292. https://doi.org/10.60163/tkhcbva.1559619
AMA
1.Saifunov B, Tolegenov M, Zhanykulov N. THE MADHHABİAN TENDENCY OF AHMAD YASSAWİ. Türk Kültürü ve Hacı Bektaş Veli Araştırma Dergisi. 2025;(114):273-292. doi:10.60163/tkhcbva.1559619
Chicago
Saifunov, Bauyrzhan, Mukhit Tolegenov, and Nurlybek Zhanykulov. 2025. “THE MADHHABİAN TENDENCY OF AHMAD YASSAWİ”. Türk Kültürü Ve Hacı Bektaş Veli Araştırma Dergisi, nos. 114: 273-92. https://doi.org/10.60163/tkhcbva.1559619.
EndNote
Saifunov B, Tolegenov M, Zhanykulov N (June 1, 2025) THE MADHHABİAN TENDENCY OF AHMAD YASSAWİ. Türk Kültürü ve Hacı Bektaş Veli Araştırma Dergisi 114 273–292.
IEEE
[1]B. Saifunov, M. Tolegenov, and N. Zhanykulov, “THE MADHHABİAN TENDENCY OF AHMAD YASSAWİ”, Türk Kültürü ve Hacı Bektaş Veli Araştırma Dergisi, no. 114, pp. 273–292, June 2025, doi: 10.60163/tkhcbva.1559619.
ISNAD
Saifunov, Bauyrzhan - Tolegenov, Mukhit - Zhanykulov, Nurlybek. “THE MADHHABİAN TENDENCY OF AHMAD YASSAWİ”. Türk Kültürü ve Hacı Bektaş Veli Araştırma Dergisi. 114 (June 1, 2025): 273-292. https://doi.org/10.60163/tkhcbva.1559619.
JAMA
1.Saifunov B, Tolegenov M, Zhanykulov N. THE MADHHABİAN TENDENCY OF AHMAD YASSAWİ. Türk Kültürü ve Hacı Bektaş Veli Araştırma Dergisi. 2025;:273–292.
MLA
Saifunov, Bauyrzhan, et al. “THE MADHHABİAN TENDENCY OF AHMAD YASSAWİ”. Türk Kültürü Ve Hacı Bektaş Veli Araştırma Dergisi, no. 114, June 2025, pp. 273-92, doi:10.60163/tkhcbva.1559619.
Vancouver
1.Bauyrzhan Saifunov, Mukhit Tolegenov, Nurlybek Zhanykulov. THE MADHHABİAN TENDENCY OF AHMAD YASSAWİ. Türk Kültürü ve Hacı Bektaş Veli Araştırma Dergisi. 2025 Jun. 1;(114):273-92. doi:10.60163/tkhcbva.1559619

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