%0 Journal Article
%T Karr¨¡miya and the Concept of Faith
%A Mehmet Kenan £¿ahin
%J -
%D 2018
%X This study aims to analyze the concept of faith focusing on the Karr¨¡miya in Khurasan, which was pioneered by Muhammad b. Karr¨¡m (190/805-255/868). The Karr¨¡miya claimed that one¡¯s (public) testimony of faith is enough to be considered a Muslim as opposed to those who held that there is a relationship between faith and actions and argued for the assent (ta£¿d¨©q) of faith at the heart. The Karr¨¡m¨©s were criticized because, according to their opponents, they seem to accept hypocrites as Muslims and separate faith from deeds. The sources of the Karr¨¡miya are scarce and therefore we have to build their views based on heresiographical works. When the concept of faith is taken into account in the context of the Qur'an, it has different aspects. The Qur¡¯an mentions the concept of faith within the contexts of will (ir¨¡da), knowledge (¡®ilm), assent (ta£¿d¨©q), the unseen (al-ghayb), and deeds (¡®amal). Although the Karr¨¡m¨©s did not seem to make emphases on those aspects of faith, we do not have reliable sources suggesting that they denied those Qur¡¯anic aspects. We will shed some light on the Karr¨¡m¨©s¡¯ view of faith in this study
%K Kerramiyye
%K £¿man
%K bilgi
%K ikrar
%K tasdik
%U http://dergipark.org.tr/kaderdergi/issue/38062/420243