A Periodic Overwiew on Moroccan Tasawwuf Tabaqāt Works Crafted Between C.E. 13-20th Cover Image

Mîlâdî 13. ve 20. Asırlar Arasında Te’lif Edilmiş Fas Tasavvuf Tabakāt Eserleri Üzerine Dönemsel Bir Bakış
A Periodic Overwiew on Moroccan Tasawwuf Tabaqāt Works Crafted Between C.E. 13-20th

Author(s): Esma ÖZTÜRK
Subject(s): Modern Age, Islam studies, Other Language Literature, 13th to 14th Centuries, 15th Century, History of Islam
Published by: Tekirdağ Namık Kemal Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi
Keywords: Taṣawwuf; Maghrib; Morocco; Tabaqāt; Ibn Zayyāt al-Tādilī; Al-Tashawwuf ilâ rijâl al-taṣawwuf;

Summary/Abstract: In our country, it is observed that, most of the current academic studies carried on the history of Taṣawwuf usually includes Egypt, Iraq, Turkey, India and Central Asia and it is also seen that these are the studies that form the Eastern region of the Islamic World. The development of Islam and especially Taṣawwuf in the West, seems to have been studied by fewer researchers compared to the first. In fact, when the investigation in this direction is taken into consideration in a more specific region such as the Maghrib, it is noticed that the number of researchers in this area has decreased. From this point on, our research covers the tabaqāt literature that emerged in the Maghrib/Morocco region between the 13th and 20th centuries A.D. In the study; starting from Ibn Zayyāt al-Tādilī's (d. 628/1230) book al-Tashawwuf ilâ rijâl al-taṣawwuf, a total of ten hagiographical works (tabaqāts) were introduced. In the biographical information and explanations, a detailed evaluation was made on the topics such as the life of the author, the subject of the current work, the purpose of writing, the similar and different sides from other tabaqāt books, the method of presentation of the work. On the other hand; the contributions of these works, which were proclaimed in a certain period of time in the geography of Morocco, to the historical memory of the societies in that geography were also tried to be determined. According to the findings obtained as a result of the study, it has been determined that the tabaqâts reflect a certain section of history including political, religious, cultural and social aspects and convey the general life styles of the communities they deal with.

  • Issue Year: 7/2021
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 115-144
  • Page Count: 30
  • Language: Turkish