İMAN VE MAHİYETİ KONUSUNDA MU'TEZÎLE İLE EHL-İ SÜNNET POLEMİĞİ.

The concept of faith and its nature has been one of the most hotly debated issues by the Islamic sects from the early times. The main framework of this discussion constitutes what the distinction should be between faith and unbelief and how to define the boundaries of muslim, unbeliever and siner. Various issues around Islam, faith, ingenuity, profess and action concepts, the condition of the great sinner, faith - act relationship, increase and decrease of faith and the relationship faith -Islam have been discussed. This article, after giving general information about the debate over faith, discusses Mu'tazilah's related views and evidences about the issue. In addition, after the Ahl al- Sunnah the criticism against Mu'tazilites has been mentioned, general assessment of the works of the debate around the concept of faith will be made. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]