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This study consists of a critical edition and analysis of Ḥujjat al-Widād wa Ḥijjat al-Fu'ād, a treatise on divine love, by Abdula.ad N.r. (d. 1061/1651), a 17th century Ottoman Sufi scholar. N.r. is of Sivas origin and belongs to a family (the Sivasis) famous for their Sufi upbringing and background are widely known among Sufi scholars. Much of N.r.'s scholarly work consists of the rejoinders he wrote to the Kadizadelis of his time who were overly critical of the Sufi tradition. Among the disputes of this period concerning this subject, the following specific topics can be noted: whether or not the parents of the Prophet attained faith and became Muslims, whether or not the Sufi whirling (dawr.n) is permissible, the benefits of dhikr, the question of .ayy-i mak.n, the transmission of the requital of good deeds to deceased beloved ones, and the act and manners of the awliyā' Allāh (saints). The treatise Ḥujjat al-widād is a piece of literature on divine love and is considered a qualitative work of Sufi response to prevalent topics being discussed at the time. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The fierce hostility that happened between the Kadizadelis and the Sufis during the 17th century of the Ottoman Empire is not the new issue in Islamic civilization discourses. During this period, the empire suffered from massive decadences in almost all sectors. Kadizadelis believed that such phenomenon did not come out of the void. They insisted that the crux of the problem was primarily laid in the heresies and religious innovations (bidᶜah) that were promoted largely by the Sufis. Embarking from this suspicion and anxiety, they initiated propagandas in which they aimed to bring back people to re-embracement of the primordial teachings of Islam. Nevertheless, many historians and scholars have doubted Kadizadelis attempts. They suspected that there were other non-religious motives that stirred their revival agendas. This paper presents an analysis that aims to challenge the commonly believed notion in which the Sufis and the Kadizadelis were totally adversarial. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.20414/ujis.v20i2.807

XVI. ve XVII. yüzyıl Osmanlı toplumunda, Sünni-Hanefi çizgideki ilim geleneğine aykırı olarak ortaya çıkan bazı fikirlerin, Selefi düşüncenin karakteristik özelliklerini taşıdığı söylenebilir. Bu fikirleri o dönemin siyasi ve ilmi şartlarına uyarlayarak sahiplenen kişiler, tarihi kaynaklarda "Kadızadeliler/Fakılar (Fakihler)" ismiyle anılmış; ancak düşünce tarzlarında etkisini gösteren Selefi dinamikler gözden kaçırıldığı için sadece, siyasi idarenin güdümünde hareket eden tasavvuf düşmanı bir zümre olarak değerlendirilmiştir. Oysa sözü edilen ekolün Selefi söylemle benzeşen ve ayrışan yönleri üzerine odaklanılması daha tutarlı görülmekte olup, bu makalenin de konusunu teşkil etmektedir.