%0 Journal Article
%T A Critical Approach to Views of Muhammad Ham£¿dullah regarding The location of Al-Aqs¨¡ Mosque
%A £¿smail Altun
%J -
%D 2018
%X According to the consencus of Muslim world, al-Aqs¨¡ Mosque is located in the land of al-Quds (Jerusalem). In this matter, especially the old Sunnite sources are in agreement with each other. However, there are recently some different views regarding the location of al-Aqs¨¡ Mosque. It has been argued that al-Aqs¨¡ Mosque most likley was built in a location differnet from Jerusalem. One of the defenders of this opinion is Muhammad Ham¨©dullah, who is a prominent scholar of Islamic studies and considered to be a reliable authority among contemporary Isl¨¡mic historians. He claims that al-Aqs¨¡ Mosque, which was also mentioned in the Qur¡¯¨¡n, cannot be the Mosque that is present in Jerusalem. Rather, it must be searched in heavens. If this claim is accepted, then numerous reports informing that the mosque is located in Jerusalem and many interpretations based on these reports, will become problematic and controversial. Therefore, it is necessary to examine those claims and the relevant evidence in detail. Following this pueporse, we aim to examine and evaluate those views with a critical approach in this study. In this regard, we will argue that the comments and approaches that have been argued so far, are not consistent. Rather, relevant claims do not rely on strong evidence but only unsatisfactory interpretations. Summary: Muhammad Ham¨©dullah who is a prominent researcher and well-known for his studies on History of Isl¨¡m, has individual opinions on some issues, different from classical scholars of Ahlu¡¯s-Sunnah (branch of Isl¨¡m that accepts the first four caliphs as rightful successors to Muhammad). One of his distinctive views is the original place of Masjid al-Aqs¨¡ (al-Aqs¨¡ Mosque). He claims that al-Aqs¨¡ Mosque was likely located, not in al-Quds (Jerusalem), but in heavens. In this article, our purpose is to examine this matter by evaluating his arguments regarding the place of al-Aqs¨¡ Mosque. Ham¨©dullah¡¯s argument is based on several reasons which are as follows: Mi£¿r¨¡c (The Ascension) is a journey from the earth to beyond the heavens. According to Ham¨©dullah, it is illogical to say that, in relation to such a magnificient occurrence, the Holy Qur¡¯¨¡n only mentions the journey from Mecca to Bayt al-Maqdis/al-Quds. Ham¨©dullah maintains that the expression ¡°al-Masjid al-Aqs¨¡¡± in the first verse of S¨±rah al-Isr¨¡ means ¡°the remotest Mosque.¡± However, the Palestinian lands are described as ¡°Adna¡¯l-Ar£¿/Nearest Country¡± in the third verse of S¨±rah ar-R¨±m. Thus, ¡°the remotest Mosque¡± should not be ¡°the nearest country¡±; rather it should be a Mosque in heavens. He
%K Kud¨¹s
%K Mescid-i Aksa
%K Beyt¨¹¡¯l-Makdis
%K £¿slam Tarihi
%K Hz. Muhammed
%K £¿liya¡¯
%K Muhammed Ham£¿dullah
%K Muhammed Ham£¿dullah
%U http://dergipark.org.tr/cuid/issue/36586/378549