Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
TURKISH JOURNAL OF ISLAMIC ECONOMICS-TUJISE, sa.2, ss.32-49, 2020 (ESCI)
The method commonly acknowledged in Islamic studies and the education of Islamic sciences is to examine knowledge through inter-madhhab approach. This approach traces its origins to the mid-19th century and became widespread in the 20th century. A critique of this method, which is almost undisputed today, needs to be carried out, alongside an examination as to what it has caused to be gained or lost. The disciplines, which have successfully guided the culture of Islamic civilization in a wide range of areas from law to politics, economics to literature, and art to philosophy, cannot provide solutions to the problems of humanity today. This is a fact that must be addressed. The consequence of this leads us to the questions of how the education of Islamic law is practised and how the knowledge of Islamic law is produced. As such, my point of departure will be guided by these questions. Since Islamic economics is also taught or practiced through Islamic law, I will use it as my sample. I will deal with the current situation, before focusing on the question of what occurred in the 20th century that led Muslim scholars to adopt a new method of studying and teaching the Islamic sciences and economics. In doing so, I will question whether there has been such an approach in previous centuries, and I will examine whether or not this new method has been successful. Finally, I will focus on an alternative method. Although it is difficult to cover all of these points in a short paper, I will try to emphasize the crucial points related to the issue.