According to Ibn Battûta's (d. 770/1368-69) Travelogue Hadith-Sunnah in Anatolia Culture

Abstract

Ibn Battuta was a Muslim traveler who lived in the 14th century. During his thirty-year-long travels, he stopped by Anatolia when he was in his thirties, stayed there for three or four months, stayed in dervish lodges, zawiyas and dervish lodges, mostly in close contact with the public, and recorded the people's knowledge, manners and customs regarding religion. Wherever he went, he first paid attention to the religious and cultural life of that place. He evaluated the scientific and cultural situations he encountered on the basis of his own knowledge. The geography he lived in and the religious sciences he had learned up to that point were the aspects on which he based his evaluation of events. The perspective of a traveler has revealed a photograph blended with culture. The article is within the framework of Seyahatname. From the information in the work, the scientific and cultural situation of the Anatolian people has been determined. As a result of the study, it was understood that many events that Anatolian people do in daily life are based on circumcision culture.  However,  the basis of the deeds in the  Sunnah  is  unknown.  It  has  been  severed  from  its  original  roots,  but  its  application  content is culturally religious and it is thought that it will at least have a divine counterpart. It has been observed that the religious and cultural situation in Anatolia is a religious culture in some cases and an acculturated religion in others. However, when considered in terms of both aspects, it is understood that the common point is that religion, especially the culture of circumcision, directs our people's lives as a compass. Considering these points, it has been determined that Seyahatnâme literature, especially Ibn Battuta's work, has a rich content in terms of Anatolia. In the article, the sampling method was used and the religious and cultural basis of each sample and its health status were determined; Every state, thought and action has been compared with its original foundations.