Ahl al-Hadith As An Example Of Political Theology Or Conservative Politics In Islamic Thought


ERDİÇ Ş.

DINBILIMLERI AKADEMIK ARASTIRMA DERGISI-JOURNAL OF ACADEMIC RESEARCH IN RELIGIOUS SCIENCES, cilt.21, sa.2, ss.613-638, 2021 (ESCI) identifier identifier

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After the death of the Prophet Muhammad different reactions developed in different sociopolitical, cultural and economic backgrounds in the process of rebuilding charisma in Muslim society. Among these reactions to the problem of preserving the sacred heritage, the Ahl al-hadith has put forward an attitude towards making the religious institution/tradition permanent. The current limited the knowledge with the theory of religion and society it produced in a certain sociological environment to a certain time and place as a confirmation of tradition. In the process, this intellectual approach has produced a political theology under sociopolitical, cultural and historical conditions. The article is about examining this political attitude of the Ahl al-hadith in the context of the sociology of religion. The main aim to achieve this is to contribute to understanding this predominantly political attitude of Islamic political thought. The research problematized around which components the Ahl al-hadith constructs this understanding of politics. The data were obtained through indirect observation and they were subjected to a phenomenological evaluation based on some conceptualizations in their context.