A CONTEMPORARY READING OF SAHIH AL-BUKHARI, BOOK OF JUDGMENTS IN THE CONTEXT OF GOOD GOVERNANCE
SAHÎH-İ BUHÂRÎ’NİN KİTÂBU’L-AHKÂMI’NIN YÖNETİŞİM BAĞLAMINDA GÜNCEL BİR OKUMASI

Author : Mehmet Ali ÇALGAN
Number of pages : 175-194

Abstract

The prophetic declarations include many important messages in the social and economic areas in addition to the worship and ethics areas. Governance which forms an important dimension of the societal life at all levels and sizes, has critical importance for achieving the welfare of the society. The fact that all kinds of personal and societal successes/ failures (development/ underdevelopment) are in fact results of good/ bad governance is quite important. Good governance which is derived from governance and communication and reflects the contemporary understanding of management emphasizes principles such as participation, accountability, transparency, effectiveness, equity, rule of law, responsiveness and consistency. Various topics related to good governance are treated in hadith. This paper aims to analyze the hadiths in the Sahih al-Bukhari, Book of Judgments which is distinguished for its comprehensive inclusion of the sayings and applications of the Prophet (pbuh) related to the good governance principles, by benefiting from the research findings of different disciplines and this way to provide a contemporary reading of hadith in this area in the context of good governance. This study is a result of an effort to contribute to the small number of studies which analyze the prophetic teachings in an important part of, if not all, hadiths in the area of governance by utilizing as much as possible results from relevant disciplines. The study of hadiths in the field of governance in the light of contemporary governance concept and in doing so, making use of research results from various disciplinces is crucial for evaluating the contemporary values of these hadiths and carrying the messages in hadiths to present.

Keywords

Hadith, Governance, Good Governance, Rule of Law, Participation

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