Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Turkish Academic Research Review, cilt.7, sa.2, ss.449-471, 2022 (Hakemli Dergi)
The first three centuries after the death of the Prophet is of great importance for the
history of Islamic sects. In the said period, which is also called the formation period
of Islamic thought, the foundations of certain schools of thought were laid, some of
which disappeared over time, but a large part of which continues to exist until today.
In this process, where the sects have not yet fully formed, there may be some interactions between the schools, as well as the sectarian affiliation of the prominent
people can be a matter of discussion. In terms of enlightening the emergence and
development processes of sects in a healthier way, the information given by the
members of the sect about other sects in the works of the first period is of great
importance as well as the information they give about themselves. Considering that
Abu al-Qasim al-Balkhi al-Kabî died in 319/931, his works are also among the
classical sources for the history of sects. Al-Kabî’s work named al-Maqalat, which
has been revealed and published in the last period, contains extremely valuable
information for the history of the early periords of sects. This work is important for
al-Zaydiyya as well as understanding Mutazili views. Considering that Abu al-Qasim
al-Balkhi al-Kabî died in 319/931, his works are also among the classical sources for
the history of sects. Al-Kabî’s work named al-Maqalat, which has been revealed and
published in the last period, contains extremely valuable information for the history
of the early periords of sects. This work is important for al-Zaydiyya as well as
understanding Mutazili views. The theological dimension and historical course of the
relationship between al-Zaydiyya and al-Mutazila have always been the subject of
discussion. Although there are claims that Zaydiyya was influenced by Mu'tazila as
of its emergence, it is seen that Zaydiyya was an independent sect as of its birth, but
there was an interaction between the two sects in the later period. At this point, we
believe that the views of al-Kabî, one of the early al-Mutazilite scholars, on Zaydiyya
are important in terms of both a better understanding of Zaydiyya and showing the
historical process of relationship between al-Zaydiyya and al-Mutazila.