The Madeness (Maj‘ūliyya) of Quiddity from Avicenna to Kemālpāshāzāde

Abdülvahit Öz

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The Madeness (Maj‘ūliyya) of Quiddity from Avicenna to Kemālpāshāzāde

Authors:

Abdülvahit Öz

Publisher:

Cukurova University

Main Topics:

İslam Felsefesi

Journal:

Çukurova Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi Dergisi (ÇÜİFD) Vol.25 Issue 1, pp.1-20

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2025

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001352270

pISSN:

2564-6427

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Abstract:

 The constituted nature of quiddity is one of the most problematic issues in the literature of Islamic thought, ranging from philosophical-theological texts to Sufi sources. The focal point of the issue consists of questions such as whether there is a principle that makes quiddities quiddities in themselves, whether the the agents influence is on quiddity, existence, or the quiddity-existence combination, and what the notion of having been made signifies in relation to quiddity. Although the Avicennian theory of essential causality lies in the background, the seeds of the controversy that later emerged in the historical process germinated in the Works of Fakhr al-Dīn al-Rāzī. After al-Rāzī, Muslim thinkers such as Aḍud al-Dīn al-Ījī, Sad al-Din al-Taftāzānī, al-Sayyid al-Sharīf al-Jurjānī, and Shams al-Dīn Aḥmad Kemālpāshāzāde further expanded the problematic scope of the issue. Thus, the debate initiated by Fakhr al-Dīn al-Rāzī became one of the fundamental issues of Islamic thought in the following centuries and occupied an important place in the literature of kalām, philosophy, and Sufism. This article discusses the various arguments concerning the made-ness of quiddity in the tradition of Islamic thought from Fakhr al-Dīn al-Rāzī to Kemālpāshāzāde, together with the Avicennian background, and investigates the origins of the controversy surrounding this issue.

 The constituted nature of quiddity is one of the most problematic issues in the literature of Islamic thought, ranging from philosophical-theological texts to Sufi sources. The focal point of the issue consists of questions such as whether there is a principle that makes quiddities quiddities in themselves, whether the the agents influence is on quiddity, existence, or the quiddity-existence combination, and what the notion of having been made signifies in relation to quiddity. Although the Avicennian theory of essential causality lies in the background, the seeds of the controversy that later emerged in the historical process germinated in the Works of Fakhr al-Dīn al-Rāzī. After al-Rāzī, Muslim thinkers such as Aḍud al-Dīn al-Ījī, Sad al-Din al-Taftāzānī, al-Sayyid al-Sharīf al-Jurjānī, and Shams al-Dīn Aḥmad Kemālpāshāzāde further expanded the problematic scope of the issue. Thus, the debate initiated by Fakhr al-Dīn al-Rāzī became one of the fundamental issues of Islamic thought in the following centuries and occupied an important place in the literature of kalām, philosophy, and Sufism. This article discusses the various arguments concerning the made-ness of quiddity in the tradition of Islamic thought from Fakhr al-Dīn al-Rāzī to Kemālpāshāzāde, together with the Avicennian background, and investigates the origins of the controversy surrounding this issue.

 The constituted nature of quiddity is one of the most problematic issues in the literature of Islamic thought, ranging from philosophical-theological texts to Sufi sources. The focal point of the issue consists of questions such as whether there is a principle that makes quiddities quiddities in themselves, whether the the agents influence is on quiddity, existence, or the quiddity-existence combination, and what the notion of having been made signifies in relation to quiddity. Although the Avicennian theory of essential causality lies in the background, the seeds of the controversy that later emerged in the historical process germinated in the Works of Fakhr al-Dīn al-Rāzī. After al-Rāzī, Muslim thinkers such as Aḍud al-Dīn al-Ījī, Sad al-Din al-Taftāzānī, al-Sayyid al-Sharīf al-Jurjānī, and Shams al-Dīn Aḥmad Kemālpāshāzāde further expanded the problematic scope of the issue. Thus, the debate initiated by Fakhr al-Dīn al-Rāzī became one of the fundamental issues of Islamic thought in the following centuries and occupied an important place in the literature of kalām, philosophy, and Sufism. This article discusses the various arguments concerning the made-ness of quiddity in the tradition of Islamic thought from Fakhr al-Dīn al-Rāzī to Kemālpāshāzāde, together with the Avicennian background, and investigates the origins of the controversy surrounding this issue.

 Mahiyetin kılınmışlığı, felsefî-kelamî metinlerden tutun da tasavvuf kaynaklarına kadar İslâm düşüncesi literatürünün en problematik konuları arasında yer alır. Meselenin odak noktasını, mahiyetleri kendinde mahiyet kılan bir ilkenin var olup olmadığı, failin tesirinin mahiyete mi, varlığa mı, yoksa mahiyet-varlık terkibine mi taalluk ettiği ve mahiyet için kılınmışlıkın ne anlama geldiği gibi sorular oluşturmaktadır. Her ne kadar arka planda İbn Sînâcı zatî sebeplik teorisi bulunsa da tarihsel süreçte meseleye dair ortaya çıkan ihtilafın tohumları Fahreddin er-Râzînin eserlerinde filizlenmiştir. Râzîden sonra Adudüddin el-Îcî, Sadüddîn et-Teftâzânî, Seyyid Şerîf el-Cürcânî ve Şemseddin Ahmed Kemalpaşazâde gibi Müslüman düşünürler meselenin problem ağını genişletmişlerdir. Böylece Fahreddin er-Râzînin başlattığı tartışma, sonraki yüzyıllarda İslam düşüncesinin temel meselelerinden biri hâline gelerek kelâm, felsefe ve tasavvuf literatüründe önemli bir yer işgal etmiştir. Bu makale, Fahreddin er-Râzîden Kemalpaşazâdeye kadar İslam düşünce geleneğinde mahiyetin kılınmışlığına dair ortaya konulan çeşitli argümanları İbn Sînâcı arka planla birlikte ele almakta ve bu konuda tezahür eden ihtilafın kaynağına ilişkin bir soruşturma yapmaktadır.

Article Details

The Madeness (Maj‘ūliyya) of Quiddity from Avicenna to Kemālpāshāzāde

Authors:

Abdülvahit Öz

Publisher:

Cukurova University

Main Topics:

İslam Felsefesi

Journal:

Çukurova Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi Dergisi (ÇÜİFD) Vol.25 Issue 1, pp.1-20

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2025

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001352270

pISSN:

2564-6427

Avicenna

Fakhr al-Dīn al-Rāzī

Kemālpāshāzāde

Ja‘l

Quiddityİbn Sînâ

Fahreddin er-Râzî

Kemalpaşazâde

Ca‘l

Mahiyet

Issues

Article Details

Authors: Abdülvahit Öz

Publisher: Cukurova University

Main Topics: İslam Felsefesi

Journal: Çukurova Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi Dergisi (ÇÜİFD) Vol.25 Issue 1, pp.1-20

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 6/2025

Document Language: Turkish

Document ID (Org No.): 2001352270

pISSN: 2564-6427

Issues

Authors:

Abdülvahit Öz

Publisher:

Cukurova University

Main Topics:

İslam Felsefesi

Journal:

Çukurova Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi Dergisi (ÇÜİFD) Vol.25 Issue 1, pp.1-20

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2025

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001352270

pISSN:

2564-6427