İslam Eğitim Geleneğinin Teşekkülünde Hadislerin Etkisi: Rihle Örneği

Abstract

Arabian society, which lived on the border of two great civilizations in the 7th century in an ignorant life away from civilization, experienced great changes and transformations when Islam emerged. The Arabs of the Age of Jahiliyya, which does not have any written document about the pre-Islamic period, built a great civilization that started with the example and practices of the Prophet and the principles and messages of the Qur’an. No doubt, the messages of the Qur’an, which guided people toward science and education in the first place, had great effects on this great transformation. The education-intensive messages of the Qur’an came to life and gained meaning with the practices of the Prophet. With his message, “I was sent as a teacher” the Prophet paved the way for the formation of a great scientific and educational tradition for the following periods with his practices and verbal messages. Unmatched in previous religions, the great incentives on the way leading to the demand for knowledge turned Muslims into great seekers of knowledge and education. The Hadith “Achieve knowledge even if it is in China” and similar messages paved the way for scientific journeys (Rihle), which have an important place in the history of Islamic education. Hatib al-Baghdadi revealed the transformation of the messages of the Prophet into “Rihle” as an educational tradition with his work under the same name. ın this way, in addition to the emphasis of the verses on science, the Prophet’s pointing out science and education to his ummah as a target was the basis for the formation of a great scientific and educational tradition.