Marife Dini Araştırmalar Dergisi

Yazarlar: Sümeyye ONUK DEMİRCİ

Konular:Din Bilimi

DOI:10.33420/marife.631659

Anahtar Kelimeler:Islamic Law,Umayyad,‘Umar b. ‘Abd al-‘Azīz,Medina,Advisory Council

Özet: The eight Umayyad caliph ‘Umar b. ‘Abd al-‘Azīz, who is famous of his successful deeds during the caliphate years (99-101/717-720), was appointed as the governor of Medina twelve years before his caliphate by the caliph of the era, Walīd in 87/706 and he continued this duty until 93/712. When ‘Umar b. ‘Abd al-‘Azīz came to Medina, where he was born and received education as a governor, he first established an advisory council consisting of ten famous faqīhs of the city. The main aim of the advisory council is to consult the decisions to be taken and to report the injustices to the governor. However, the council has much more important functions, such as reducing the tension between the administration and the people of Madinah, and also legitimizing the decisions taken. Although it can be said that knowledge is the most important criterion for the people who are invited to the council, but it is possible to find other consideration points based on the characteristics of the scholars invited. There is not much information on the specialty and quantity of decisions consulted to the council. However, from the speech of ‘Umar b. ‘Abd al-‘Azīz while establishing the council, it can be said that these decisions are both political and religious. This council is not formal like today's councils, for this reason, it is possible to say that this community is like a consultative committee and also named as advisory council.

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