SİCİLLER IŞIĞINDA MEŞAKKATLİ BİR İBADET OLAN HAC VE OSMANLI HACILARI
IN THE LIGHT OF KADI’S REGISTRIES A COMFORTABLE WORSHIP HAJI AND OTTOMAN’S PILGRIMS

Summary/Abstract: Hajj worship has been one of the most prominent issues in Muslim societies throughout history as it brings many difficulties due to its nature. The social status of pilgrims in the Ottoman Empire, the preparations for the pilgrimage, the deaths on the way to and from the round trip, and the practices in this context are among the topics we will focus on. In addition to this, various issues such as debt-credit lawsuits, the status of slaves they possess will be included in relation to the inheritance law of the persons who have died on the way of pilgrimage. The difficulties faced by the pilgrims after the pilgrimage journey, and the pilgrimage will of the people who cannot go to pilgrimage due to different reasons are also within the scope of this work. In this article, the experiences of the people who went on a pilgrimage journey rather than the organization of pilgrimage made by the Ottoman State will be discussed from the court records. Although some studies have been conducted on the subject, more comprehensive studies are needed. The 16th and 18th century court records will be taken into consideration as well as the records of older dates. The inhabitants of other Ottoman cities will be mentioned in part, but the focus will be on the pilgrimage journeys of Muslims living in Istanbul, Rumelia and Cyprus.

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