İSMAİL HAKKI İZMİRLİ'NİN İSBÂT-I VÂCİB DELİLLERİNE KATKISI

Throughout the history of Kalam, efforts to prove the existence of Allah with rational (aqli) and transmitted (naqli) evidence have continued with diversification. In the 19th century when denialist movements became-widespread through communication tools, it became even more important to prove the existence of Allah. In such a situation where Mutaahirin’s Kalam was insufficient to tackle the problems of the modern period, this period in which the Islamic aqida was addressed with new methods and arguments was called The New Science of Kalam Period. In this thesis, we have tried to reveal what Ismail Hakki Izmirli, one of the prominent representatives of the New Science of Kalam, has done in proving the existence of Allah and his unique aspects. Among all the works of Izmirli, we see that he has especially studied the proofs of isbat al-wajib extensively in the book of the New Science of Kalam and responded to the objections of the deniers. In this research, evidence that Izmirli has explained and made contributions to is analyzed by being subjected to the following forms of classifications:  classical evidence, classic-based modern evidence and direct modern evidence. In addition to the classic evidence such as possibility, emergence (huduth), purpose and order (nizam), Izmirli has also examined and developed classic-based modern evidences such as nature (fitrah), creation (ikhtira), movement (hareket) and exclusivity (inhisar), and modern evidence such as endless, essential (künhi), eternal truths, psychological powers, morality, perfection, and general acceptance (kabul al-‘amma). Unlike other thinkers in the tradition of the New Science of Kalam, Izmirli examined both classical and modern evidence and did not include details in classical evidence; he grounded and explained this modern evidence with a terminology suitable for the Islamic religion.