Popular Devotion to the Prophets in Ottoman Istanbul : A Study of Aḥmed el-Istanbulī’s (d. 1197/1783) Enbiyāʾ-i Kirām Ḥaḳḳında Yalan Rivāyetleri Red Risālesi

<p>In twelfth/eighteenth century Istanbul, spurious stories about the prophets circulated widely among the Muslim masses. In response to these popular fabrications, the prominent theologian Ḳāżīzāde Aḥmed b. Meḥmed Emīn el-Istanbulī (d. 1197/1783) composed the Enbiyāʾ-i Kirām Ḥaḳḳında Yalan Rivāyetleri Red Risālesi (“A Treatise on Disproving Fabrications about the Noble Prophets”). Deeply concerned that such false stories about the prophets would endanger Islamic doctrines, el-Istanbulī sought to refute them in this treatise. Through a close analysis of his observations and apologetic defense of Islamic prophetology, this study explores the popular reception and theological significance of the stories of the prophets (ḳıṣaṣ-ı enbiyāʾ).</p> <p>Debates concerning Islamic prophetology in the early modern Ottoman world remain relatively understudied.1 Although some studies examined prophetological discussions in the eleventh/seventeenth and twelfth/eighteenth centuries Ottoman realm, a number of Muslim theologians who once engaged in prophetological writings have been consigned to oblivion, awaiting careful investigation to enhance our comprehensive understanding of intellectual cur- rents. This study aims to further our understanding of prophetological trends within the context of twelfth/eighteenth century Istanbul, focusing on the</p> <div><object style="width:100%;height:600px;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="never"><param name="allowNetworking" value="internal"></object><a href="https://traditionalhikma.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Popular_Devotion_to_the_Prophets_in_Otto.pdf">Popular_Devotion_to_the_Prophets_in_Otto</a><a href="https://traditionalhikma.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Popular_Devotion_to_the_Prophets_in_Otto.pdf">Download</a></div> <p>The post <a href="https://traditionalhikma.com/prophets/">Popular Devotion to the Prophets in Ottoman Istanbul : A Study of Aḥmed el-Istanbulī’s (d. 1197/1783) Enbiyāʾ-i Kirām Ḥaḳḳında Yalan Rivāyetleri Red Risālesi</a> appeared first on <a href="https://traditionalhikma.com">Traditional Hikma</a>.</p> <p><a href="https://traditionalhikma.com/prophets/" target="_blank">- Enlace a artículo -</a></p> <p>Más info en https://ift.tt/xWLNUqw / Tfno. & WA 607725547 Centro MENADEL (Frasco Martín) Psicología Clínica y Tradicional en Mijas. #Menadel #Psicología #Clínica #Tradicional #MijasPueblo</p> <p>*No suscribimos necesariamente las opiniones o artículos aquí compartidos. No todo es lo que parece.</p>