%0 Journal Article
%T Khal¨©fa b. Khayy¨¡t¡¯s Historiography Method
%A £¿mer Sabuncu
%J -
%D 2018
%X Khal¨©fa b. Khayy¨¡t(d. 240/854-855) was an historian- mu£¿addith in the £¿Abb¨¡sid¡¯s period. There are references in sources to his competence in history and lineage rather than £¿ad¨©th. Two works of him have survived. The first one is al-£¿aba£¿¨¡t which is about study of men and the second one is al-Ta£¿r¨©khwhich chronologically narratesthe events in the history of Islam until 232 AH. The latter is the most significant work to be applied for the historiography of ibnKhayy¨¡t. In this article, Khal¨©fa b. Khayy¨¡t¡¯s methodology in historiography is examined. In this study, the early period of Islamic histography is handled and the subject is discussed comparatively. The main characteristics of his historiography are his adoption of a chronological style that facilitates the follow-up of the book, his knowledge for the lineage of those who died in wars and the details about the wars. Also, among the charactersitics are his application of isn¨¡d to his history book as a mu£¿addith, his knowledge for the previous resources via his teachers who belong to the schools of al-Mad¨©na and £¿Ir¨¡£¿ and when required, his usage of ayah, £¿ad¨©th and poems. These issues are dealed in the artcile with examples. Besides, a study in the West about Khal¨©fa b. Khayy¨¡tasserts that he was a follower of Umayyad dynasty and so this affected his historiography. In this article, this assertion is tackled by analyzing the whole book and it concludes that it is not valid because of some narrations against this assertion. Summary Khal¨©fa b. Khayy¨¡t (d. 240 / 854-55), who grew up in Basra, one of the most important centers of scholarship of the time and the meeting point of scholars, and he continued his scholarly works in this city. Since his grandfather and father are engaged in the field of £¿ad¨©th, Khal¨©fa b. Khayy¨¡t started his scholarly adventure at an early age and he took his first education in the field of £¿ad¨©th. Scholars, in the early periods, continued their studies in the fields of sciences related to each other. Khal¨©fa b. Khayy¨¡t¡¯s studies are also in this kind. Although there are references in sources to his accumulation of £¿ad¨©th, Khal¨©fa b. Khayy¨¡t ¡¯s main area of expertise is history and nasab/genealogy. The fact that his works and references to him in later sources are largely related to historical events, knowledge of the nasab/genealogy, and wafay¨¡t (death dates of £¿ad¨©th scholars and narrators) reveals his considerable knowledge on these issues. Khal¨©fa b. Khayy¨¡t lived in the period of £¿Abb¨¡sid caliphs al-Ma£¿m¨±n (813-833) and al-Mu£¿ta£¿im (833-842). This period is important
%K £¿slam Tarihi
%K £¿slam Tarih Yaz£¿c£¿l£¿£¿£¿
%K Tarih Ekolleri
%K Hal£¿fe b. Hayyat
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%U http://dergipark.org.tr/cuid/issue/37971/465797