HIST 240 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Shaykh Al-Islām, Turkish Language, Ulama
16 Oct 2017
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Kemalist reforms (the break with the ottoman past: cultural and social reforms, dress code for both men and women, kemalist state opted for unveiling of women and imposing. European dress code: polygamy forbidden, women given more freedom and rights e. g. voting, higher levels of education, more important jobs eg in legal system, changed turkish language using latin alphabet instead of. Arabic: capital city moved from istanbul to ankara because. Islam: relgious schools closed, sunday replaced friday as day of rest, abolished the office of the mufti also known as shaykh al. Islamic sect, mystical movement, believe in meditation, mainly with the poor islam of the poor , radical, head of sufis claimed that they can talk to. God if they lived an immaterial life, so therefore no need for qur"an and the mosque) hated by religious and secular establishment. Sufi orders were eliminated e. g. the dervish, Murid (follower/disciple), sayyid (belongs to family of prophet muhammed), baba,
