THE CONCEPT OF THE İMAMATE AND SULTAN AT SULÛKU'L-MULÛK OF FADLALLAH RÛZBİHAN KHUNCÎ

Journal Title: Journal of the Human and Social Science Researches - Year 2014, Vol 3, Issue 2

Abstract

The imamate and sultanate which are one of the most important concepts of Islamic political thought are discussed in more theology and jurisprudence (fiqh) works in the first times. Then these concepts have become one of the main subjects of the advice books which are known as siyasetnamah. In these works, the meaning of the concept of imamate and sultanate, the issue of the necessity of imamate, terms of imam assignment and imam’s qualifications were examined in the context of Islamic political thought. Fadlallah b. Rûzbihan Khunjî’s (d. 927-1521) study Sulûku'l-mülûk is an original work of Islamic political thought and this siyasetnamah need to be examined in the terms of imamate and sultanate. For this purpose, in this article the concepts of imamate and sultanate are examined.

Authors and Affiliations

Yunus Kaplan*| Yrd. Doç. Dr. Mardin Artuklu Üniversitesi, Felsefe Bölümü Öğretim Üyesi, yunuskaplanl3@gmail.com.

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Yunus Kaplan* (2014). THE CONCEPT OF THE İMAMATE AND SULTAN AT SULÛKU'L-MULÛK OF FADLALLAH RÛZBİHAN KHUNCÎ. Journal of the Human and Social Science Researches, 3(2), 434-463. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-2540