Konyalı Mehmed Vehbi Efendi's Understanding of Prophethood

Abstract

                    Konyalı Mehmed Vehbi Efendi is an important intellectual and politician who witnessed both the last period of the Ottoman Empire and the early periods of the Republic and taught in madrasahs. Mehmed Vehbi Efendi, who produced works in many fields of Islamic sciences such as Tafsir, Hadith and Kalam, lived in such a transition period and was interested in politics and served as a member of parliament for a part of his life, making his thoughts on Islamic issues important. The period in which Mehmed Vehbi Efendi lived was a period in which attacks against religion by movements such as positivism and materialism were intense. In this article, Mehmed Vehbi Efendi's views on the issue of Prophethood, which is a subject of the science of Kalam, are discussed, how he defends the issue is expressed, and his different or similar views from other scholars are tried to be revealed. While working, descriptive and heuristic research techniques were used, based on the author's own works and ideas, and document analysis was carried out. In addition, the aim was to reveal his line between traditionalism and modernism, based on the ideas he defended; in this context, it has been determined that Mehmed Vehbi Efendi is a scholar in the traditional understanding of Islam and an author who defends the Mâtürîdî creed.