UTILIZING POETIC TEXTS IN THE EDUCATION OF ISLAMIC LAW

Abstract

Manzuma fiqh works are one of the accepted methods of writing fiqh book in the history of fiqh. This study aims to examine the historical development of the literature on manzuma fiqhiyya. Moreover the sub-disciplines in which verse works are written will be introduced in the fiqh literature. In order to facilitate the education of fiqh, fiqh books were converted into verse or written directly in the form of poetry. Because memorization is an important method in fiqh education and manzûma fiqh works make memorization of a book very easy. It is seen that most of the verse studies in the field of fiqh are works dealing with the subjects of catechism or monographs dealing with issues related to pilgrimage and ferâiz. Some of the many catechism books written in Turkish, Arabic and Persian on the catechism literature are either in verse or later turned into verse. A part of the catechism, which was written in the Ottoman period and became famous consists of verse books. Young students were asked to memorize the catechism topics as a poem. Because the texts memorized at this age are not easily forgotten in later ages. All four major schools of fiqh wrote works on this literature. The basic books of the sects were made into verse. These books were taught in madrasahs. Students often referred to these works. Manzum/Poetic fiqh studies, which have a rich literature, primarily focus on making the main sources of a sect in verse. Poetic Ilmihal/catechism books have an important place in verse fiqh studies.