Mâtürîdî Kelâmcısı Nûreddin es-Sâbûnî’ye Göre Peygamberlerin Sıfatları
The Attributes of Prophets According to the Māturīdī Theologian Nūr al-Dīn al-Sābūnī

Summary/Abstract: The region of Mā warāʾ al-nahr was historically been a geographical centere where prominent scholars of the Hanafī-Māturīdī theological understanding lived. Māturīdīsm, one of the two theological schools still accepted in the Islamic world today, originated in this region. Nūr al-Dīn al-Sābūnī (d. 580/1184), one of the significant representatives of the Hanafī-Māturīdī theology in the 6th/12th century Hijri, was a respected scholar in his time and recognized for his views. He was a theologian who gave lessons lectures and wrote works to address the theological problems of the public in a language they could understand. This article examines al-Sābūnī’s views on the attributes of the prophets. Living some approximately two and a half centuries after Māturīdī, al-Sābūnī’s scholarly opinions on the attributes of the prophets are crucial for tracing the development of the discourse. The study is primarily confined to al-Sābūnī’s views and works, although references is made to Māturīdī’s works have also been made when necessary. The research study seeks to establish a connection between ideas and events by employing using the research methods of social sciences in general, and the disciplines of theology (ilm al-kalām) and the history of Islamic sects in particular. The study concludes that, like other theologians of his time, al-Sābūnī did not establish a separaten independent section dedicated devoted to the attributes of the prophets. He accepted the fundamental attributes for prophets as being human, intelligent, trustworthy, receiving revelation, conveying the message, and being infallibleility (ismah), sharing the same view as Māturīdī on these points. However, al-Sābūnī diverges differs from Māturīdī by omitting any mention in his works of Māturīdī’s view that prophets must be come from urban areas.

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