Müfit Saruhan

• Professor
• Ankara University

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN POLITICS AND ETHICS IN ISLAMIC PHILOSOPHY (AL-FĀRĀBĪ, IBN SĪNĀ, IBN MISKAWAYH)"MİSKEVEYH)"," In Politics and Ethics , Ankara: Eskiyeni, 2024, pp.23-47. Human beings, as expressed in our philosophy books, are by nature social beings (medeniyyün bi’t-tab, zoon politikon, animal socialis). This sociability inherently makes the...

M. S. Saruhan, "The Wisdom of Wisdom in Islamic Philosophy, from Knowledge to Wisdom," In Wisdom in the Tradition of Islamic Thought , Ankara: Türkiye Diyanet Vakfı, 2024, pp.261-272. One of the most essential key concepts of Islamic thought is hikmah (wisdom). Within the framework of hikmah, the terms ḥakīm (wise person), ḥakīm (physician), and ḥ...

M. S. Saruhan, ""Theoretical and Practical Dimensions of Scientific Diversity in the Context of Philosophy and Religious Sciences"," In PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS SCIENCES in Terms of Subject, Method and Historical Development , Ankara: Eskiyeni, 2024, pp.13-36. Philosophy and religion, while containing distinct literature within their own domains, a...

M. S. Saruhan, ""Where Do We Stand in the Critical Horizon of Hilmi Ziya Ülken's Book on Ethics? A Re-reading"," In Hilmi Ziya Ülken on the 50th Anniversary of His Death" , Ankara: Net Kitaplık Yayıncılık, 2024, pp.125-140. In our country, the quantity and quality of H. Ziya Ülken's works have increased in recent years. A scholar is not only a pers...

M. S. Saruhan, ""ÖNCESİ VE SONRASI İLE SAVAŞ VE AHLAK ÜZERİNE DÜŞÜNCELER," In "War Ethics in Islamic Thought" , Ankara: Eskiyeni, 2024, pp.17-43. The relationship between war and ethics has been explored through the perspectives of Farabi, Thomas Aquinas, and Kant, examining both the ideas that preceded and followed their philosophies. Each thinker...

There are various prejudices in society regarding the Islamic concepts of faith. These prejudices are easily eliminated when faced with true knowledge and basic religious sources. Allegations often represent uninformed judgment. The main goal of this article is to clarify a frequently asked question about Islamic beliefs regarding the afterlife. Ac...

Philosopher Sufi, Sadraddin Qonevi”." Türk Düşünce Tarihi El Kitabı , Grafiker, 2018, pp.149-162.

GİRİŞ Şehri ve onun ihtiva ettiği kimliği konuştuğumuz bu zeminde öncelikle şunu ifade etmemiz gerekir ki hem şehir hem de kimlik, bünyesinde birçok unsuru barındıran ve yeknesak olmayan, heterojen bir yapıya sahiptir. İnsan şehre, şehir de insana benzer. Şehri oluşturan insanın bilinci ve muhayyilesi ile teorik ve pratik aklıdır. İnsan, yetenekler...

In this article, we will try to examine the importance and the value of philosophical knowledge for the understanding of the Qur'an in the context of the 11th verse of Fussilat. In this verse the terms of (عاً وْطَ /اًرهْ كَ “( is being translated as “willingly and unwillingly “in all languages of the world. In the border of tafsir studies we in...

In this presentation my main object is to find out principles and measures for discussions of bioethics in Islamic Ethics. Islamic ethics consists of manners and behaviors compatible with constitution, nature, essence and conscience of human beings. As the grammar sets forth and impose rules for logical thinking, ethics can be regarded as setting f...

Ibn Miskawayh is representative of the school of Farabi (870-950) together with Abu Suleiman Sijistani (932-1000) and Abu Hayyan al-Tawhidi (930-1023). Researchers introduce Ibn Miskawayh, together with Tawhidi and Sijistani (d. 981), as a humanist philosopher This is because, in addition to the importance they attached to pure reason, they attempt...

Zakariyya ar-Razî is being known as a naturalist and deist philosopher within the history of Islamic Philosophy. He is also well known by his rationalist approach and praise to the Reason. Starting from this point it will be interesting to deal with his views on love and knowledge. Al-Razi's emphasis on reason and the rationalist methods he employe...

Knowledge, from Islamic theology of view, tells us that moral values are attainable realities while it also suggests that these values can be attained through divine knowledge beyond reason.Al Maturidi regards rational knowledge as sufficient tool for making value judgments. Ash'ari, on the other hand, argues that man is in need of divine guidance...

The purpose of this article is to examine the relationship between philoso�phy and sufism. In the history of Philosophy there are many schools formed by different understanding of knowledge. Reason, experience and intuition being different aspects of knowledge constitute Rationalism, Experiential�ism and Intuitionalism. Sufi may be considered a r...

Philosophical Matters in the Ibn Hazm as a Pioneer of Zahiriyya. İbn Hazm as an outstanding representative of Islamic theological school of zahiriyya alsa has philosophical views and approaches in his system. From this point, it will be very interesting to deal with his ideas. In the border of this article we will shed lights on his views· about, p...

The purpose of this article is to deal with the issue of God and ethics on the base of acceptances and prejudices. We intend to examine and critisize within the border of this article God and ethics relationship.The discussions of the source of ethical values and determinination exact will of God about the ethical orders are our main concerns.Image...

This article is the translation of G.Hourani’s study on Good and Evil. Hourani in this article focusing on the theory of value tries to evaluate the problem of good and evil acording to Ibn Rushd philosophical system.It is well known fact that Ibn Rushd did not devote himself on ethi�cal issues for a certain study. Restudying on Ibn Rushd ideas Hou...

In the border of this article I deal with Kindi’s views on five substances. It is well known that Kindi is being considered first representative of Islamic Philosophy. One of his book “Kitâbu’l-Cevâhiri’l-Hamse” as Abu Ride hinted did not exist and survived in Arabic language and above mentioned book from Latin translation. Retranslated to its firs...

Bu çalışma, Ankara İlahiyat’ın efsane İslam Felsefesi hocası, ülkemizin yetiştirdiği büyük felsefecilerden Prof. Dr. Mehmet Bayrakdar’a bir vefa borcu olarak arkadaşları ve öğrencileri tarafından mütevazı bir armağan olarak hazırlanmıştır. Hocalık hayatının kırk yılını geçirdiği Ankara İlahiyat’ta silinmez izler bırakan, çalışkanlığı, mütevazılığı,...

In the history of thought, defending human rights and freedom, positivist and materialist views are critical of religion in general and Islam in particular. Islam as a divine religion with its theoretical and practical dimensions has been the guarantor of human rights. Positivist and materialist views on every occasion ready to blame and identify t...

In this article, two essential matters of debate in the history of philosophy, the concepts of time and reincarnation, are discussed. The concept of time continues to stand at the center of philosophical discussions, with its obviousness on the one hand and its complete ambiguity on the other. The subject of reincarnation has sometimes been a way o...

This article will try to develop a critical view on the relation of Law and justice. Differences emerging from this differentiation will be based on the concepts of law of justice and justice of law. The emphasis will be on the reality and value of justice in terms of law and moral philosophy. Law, Religion and Ethics are trying to acquire the powe...

Bu makalede, İslam Ahlâk felsefesinde epistemolojik olarak erdemlerin ortaya çıkışını belirleyen ölçü, denge, uyum, hak ve doğal olanı niteleyen adâlet erdemi üzerinde durulacaktır. İslam düşüncesinin en merkezi kavramlarından biri olan adâlet, İslam düşüncesinde itikad, ahlâk ve siyasetin yanısıra İslami ilimlerin kendi sistematikleri içinde k...