19. Yüzyıl Osmanlı Lübnan’ında Sosyokültürel Değişim ve Fıkhî Açıdan Değerlendirilmesi: Abdurrahman el-Hût’un İrşâdü’l-avâm Adlı Eseri Çerçevesinde Dönemin Güncel Fıkıh Meselelerine Dair Bir İnceleme
The 19th Century Sociocultural Change in Ottoman Lebanon and its Evaluation from a Fiqhical Perspective: A Study on the Current Fiqh Issues of the Period within the Framework of Abd al-Rahmān al-Khūt's Irshād al-'awām

Summary/Abstract: This study deals with the life and scholarly personality of Abd al-Rahmān b. Muhammad b. Darwīsh al-Khūt, an important figure in 19th-century Ottoman Lebanon, and the contemporary fiqh issues of the Muslim people of the time through his work Irshād alawām ilā sabīl al-salām. In 19th century Lebanon, just like today, Lebanon was, as it is today, a region where communities of different origins and beliefs lived together. The sociocultural interaction between Muslims and other religious groups led some Muslims to adopt the customs of other religions, and ‘Abd al-Rahmān al-Khūt tried to warn Muslims. Irshād al-awām is his work in which he examines these issues and deals with the current fiqh issues of his time. In this book, the author deals with the ruling on charging interest, cheating in shopping, listening to musical instruments, playing cards, backgammon, chess, dominoes, modern horse racing and similar games, going to places such as casinos and taverns to have fun, and words that lead away from religion. In the last part, he has given explanations about places where women can go and modern hijab models. The research is based on the printed copy of Irshād al-awām in the Ottoman archives. In this study, which can be considered one of the first studies on the religious life of the Ottoman people of the period and the scholarly personality of Abd al-Rahmān al-Khūt, his life and scholarly personality are first mentioned, followed by a brief mention of the political and social life in Lebanon. Continuing with the general characteristics of Irshād al-awām and the study finally focuses on the current fiqhī issues of the period. While examining current fiqh issues, the author's views explained and analysed along with some of his arguments. The study is important because it shows that the social environment and cultural life were influential in the crystallization of the jurist’s opinion.

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