Author(s): Raşit ÇAVUŞOĞLU
Mehmed Sabri Yetkin was a proficient, scholar, poet and virtuous person. He was a member of the Majdizadeh family who immigrated from Crimea to Amasya and and had been known for his scientific activities in the last two centuries. Mehmed Sabri, son of Amasya Mufti Abdurrahman Kamil Yetkin, one of the religious men of the National Struggle period, and also his successor, had undergone a competent, qualified education. Mehmed Sabri Yetkin, who received diploma in different branches of science from the famous scholars of the period and especially from his father, served as the Mufti of Amasya between 1942-1962 after his duties as teacher and public servant. The author of works such as Tafsir, Fiqh, Literature, Sufism and Ethics, had also written boks and commentaries besides translations in these fields. Known with his scientific discipline and seriousness, Mehmed Sabri Yetkin served as the mufti of Amasya and continued his scientific activities besides spiritual guidance and dawah. This study focused on the Risale-i Mav’iza, which was compiled by Mehmed Sabri Yetkin about the understanding of Islam’s justice within the frame of Surah Nahl 90. This treatise, which Mufti Mehmed Sabri Yetkin wrote as a Risale-i Mav’iza by extending a Friday sermon in Amasya, was built on the concepts of justice and oppression. First of all, the subject and content of the Risale-i Mav’iza, which was attempted to portray the intellectual background of writer, were discussed. Then, the transcribed version of the treatise was provided.
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