THE MADHHABIAN TENDENCY OF AHMAD YASSAWI
AHMET YESEVi‘NiN MEZHEBi EĞiLiMi
Saifunov B. Tolegenov M. Zhanykulov N.
22 June 2025Ankara Haci Bayram Veli University
Turk Kulturu ve Haci Bektas Veli - Arastirma Dergisi
2025Issue 114273 - 292 pp.
Khoja Ahmad Yassawi (1041-1166), who lived in the region of Turkistan (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 civilization of their own. If the jurisprudential dimension of Ahl alSunnah in Turkistan 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 with Maturidiism views. At the same time, Ahmad Yassawi’s political perception should naturally be shaped by 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 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. in the article, based on his own works, the fiqh, belief and political aspects of Ahmad Yassawi’s madhhabian tendency will be determined using descriptive and textual analysis methods. Türk Kültürü ve Hacı Bektaş Velî Araştırma Dergisinde yayımlanan makaleler Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International lisansı ile lisanslanmıştır.
Ahmad Yassawi , Belief , Hanafism , Madhhab , Maturidism , Mubaydiyya , Shia , Sufism
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