Mâtürîdî Kelâm Ekolünde Mukallidin İmanı [Imitators` belief in Maturidite school of Islamic theology]

In this study named the Belief of Imitators According to the Maturidian School of Islamic Theology, stating the viewpoint of Maturidite School about this matter has been worked. In the first chapter of the study, topics such as the essential character of belief, the relationship between belief and performance of religious duties, increase and decrease in belief, belief, and Islam and exceptions in belief have been scrutinized. In the second chapter of the research, the concepts of certainty (tahqiq) and imitation (taqlid), have been examined from the point of their terminologies as much as literally. In connection with these terms, referring to the matter of imitation and independent judgments on the Law (ijtihad) discussed amongst the Schools of Law, and the matter of imitation and certainty discussed amongst the Schools of Theology, the view of Schools of Islamic Theology on these matters have been tried to be established. The third chapter that constitutes the cornerstone of the study is allocated for stating the Maturidite view over these matters and its explanation. For this aim, in addition to the general sources in Islamic Theology, especially the books in line with the Schools of Hanafite and the Maturidite schools which have been written since the time of Abu Hanife up to now have been searched thoroughly as much as it could be attained. The problem of Imitators? Belief is one of the essential matters taken up by scholars particularly. Since the result of this matter directly engages the majority of Muslims. According to the Maturidite School, an imitator?s belief is sound but he is responsible for he does not strengthen his belief by proofs. In the Maturidite sources, the parts related to the aforesaid matters are generally an antithesis to the view of an imitator's belief is not sound held by Mutazilites, Abu al-Hasan al-Ashari, and some other theologians. Throughout our research, opinions attributed to the scholars of the Mu?tazilites and some Ash'arites which are taken up in detail and rejected by Maturidite sources cannot be obtained with clear expressions in their own sources. This study is essential owing to the point of view that from various aspects it examines the standpoint of the Maturidite School about the matter of imitators Belief on which lost of discussions have occurred.