Abstract:

In this study, the perceptions of God in “Muhammediye” and “Envâru'l-Âşikîn” were studied along with their influence on the Islamic understandings of Muslim Turks. Since, these works have played important roles in the formation of God perception, they were seen as a bedside book, and read with interest by Muslim Turkish people for about five and a half century. It was finally found out that the inaccurate perception of God depending on both weak and fabricated hadiths had conveyed wrong messages into the understandings of Muslims and led a contradiction with the spirit of Islam. Preventing the true understanding, this misconception of God is still remaining in the perceptions of Muslim Turks. What is needed to eliminate this misunderstanding in the minds of people, a holistic approach towards the Qur’an and Sunnah should be provided

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