The Role of Popular Science and Narrative Expression in Conveying the Qur’ān and Tafsīr to Children

Ersin Çelik

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The Role of Popular Science and Narrative Expression in Conveying the Qur’ān and Tafsīr to Children

Yazarlar:

Ersin Çelik

Yayıncı:

Artvin Çoruh University

Ana Başlıklar:

Tefsir

Dergi:

Akademik-Us Issue 17, pp.72-93

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Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

5/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

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2001349585

pISSN:

2587-0750

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 Muslims have placed special importance on their children starting education at an early age, probably because of the importance that Islam and the Prophet Muhammad have given to children throughout history. Indeed, in the Ottoman Empire, children who reached the age of four or five were initiated into education with a ceremony called the Âmin Alayı amen parade for children, and the moment they came into contact with education was ritualized in the childs memory. This education and teaching in early childhood was generally carried out verbally and under the presidency of a teacher, and perhaps for this reason, the writing of religious works for children and the formation of a childrens literature were almost neglected until the modern period. Islamic childrens literature, which started in our country in the 1980s, has rapidly increased in quantity since the 2000s. Although relatively qualified works have been published along with this quantitative increase, certain problems have continued to the present day. One of the main problems seen in Islamic childrens works is that the didactic aspect, such as giving advice and transferring information, takes precedence over the literary and aesthetic aspect, and the work does not appeal to the soul of children. These works have to handle the divine in a literary and aesthetic way, which is obviously not easy. In this study, after providing information about the literature on Qurān and tafsir-themed studies, an evaluation is made especially about the works written with popular science and narrative narration methods within this literature. Considering the emphasis on the verses of the Qurān, especially in explaining theological issues, it is important to explain this emphasis by blending it with popular science in the contemporary era. However, what is meant here is not to directly introduce scientific tafsir examples to children. On the other hand, introducing the doctrinal, moral and legal messages in the Qurān to children through narrative narration will help to establish a strong bondbetween the Qurān and children. In this study, while evaluating the status of existing works written in these two genres, the points that should be taken into consideration in writing new ones are shed light.

 Muslims have placed special importance on their children starting education at an early age, probably because of the importance that Islam and the Prophet Muhammad have given to children throughout history. Indeed, in the Ottoman Empire, children who reached the age of four or five were initiated into education with a ceremony called the Âmin Alayı amen parade for children, and the moment they came into contact with education was ritualized in the childs memory. This education and teaching in early childhood was generally carried out verbally and under the presidency of a teacher, and perhaps for this reason, the writing of religious works for children and the formation of a childrens literature were almost neglected until the modern period. Islamic childrens literature, which started in our country in the 1980s, has rapidly increased in quantity since the 2000s. Although relatively qualified works have been published along with this quantitative increase, certain problems have continued to the present day. One of the main problems seen in Islamic childrens works is that the didactic aspect, such as giving advice and transferring information, takes precedence over the literary and aesthetic aspect, and the work does not appeal to the soul of children. These works have to handle the divine in a literary and aesthetic way, which is obviously not easy. In this study, after providing information about the literature on Qurān and tafsir-themed studies, an evaluation is made especially about the works written with popular science and narrative narration methods within this literature. Considering the emphasis on the verses of the Qurān, especially in explaining theological issues, it is important to explain this emphasis by blending it with popular science in the contemporary era. However, what is meant here is not to directly introduce scientific tafsir examples to children. On the other hand, introducing the doctrinal, moral and legal messages in the Qurān to children through narrative narration will help to establish a strong bondbetween the Qurān and children. In this study, while evaluating the status of existing works written in these two genres, the points that should be taken into consideration in writing new ones are shed light.

 Muslims have placed special importance on their children starting education at an early age, probably because of the importance that Islam and the Prophet Muhammad have given to children throughout history. Indeed, in the Ottoman Empire, children who reached the age of four or five were initiated into education with a ceremony called the Âmin Alayı amen parade for children, and the moment they came into contact with education was ritualized in the childs memory. This education and teaching in early childhood was generally carried out verbally and under the presidency of a teacher, and perhaps for this reason, the writing of religious works for children and the formation of a childrens literature were almost neglected until the modern period. Islamic childrens literature, which started in our country in the 1980s, has rapidly increased in quantity since the 2000s. Although relatively qualified works have been published along with this quantitative increase, certain problems have continued to the present day. One of the main problems seen in Islamic childrens works is that the didactic aspect, such as giving advice and transferring information, takes precedence over the literary and aesthetic aspect, and the work does not appeal to the soul of children. These works have to handle the divine in a literary and aesthetic way, which is obviously not easy. In this study, after providing information about the literature on Qurān and tafsir-themed studies, an evaluation is made especially about the works written with popular science and narrative narration methods within this literature. Considering the emphasis on the verses of the Qurān, especially in explaining theological issues, it is important to explain this emphasis by blending it with popular science in the contemporary era. However, what is meant here is not to directly introduce scientific tafsir examples to children. On the other hand, introducing the doctrinal, moral and legal messages in the Qurān to children through narrative narration will help to establish a strong bondbetween the Qurān and children. In this study, while evaluating the status of existing works written in these two genres, the points that should be taken into consideration in writing new ones are shed light.

 Müslümanlar, tarih boyunca İslâm dininin ve Hz. Peygamberin çocuğa atfettiği önemi esas alarak çocukların eğitimine erken yaşlarda başlanmasına özel bir hassasiyet göstermişlerdir. Nitekim Osmanlıda, dört ila beş yaşına gelen çocuklar, Âmin Alayı olarak adlandırılan törenle resmî olarak eğitim hayatına başlatılmıştır. Bu uygulama sayesinde çocuğun eğitimle ilk temas anı, zihninde sembolik bir deneyim olarak yer etmiştir. Erken çocukluk dönemindeki bu eğitim ve öğretim, genelde sözlü olarak ve bir hoca riyasetinde yürütülmüştür. Belki de bu sebeple çocuklara yönelik dini eserlerin yazımı ve bir çocuk edebiyatının oluşumu modern döneme kadar hemen hemen ihmal edilmiştir. Ülkemizde 1980li yıllarda başlayan İslâmî çocuk edebiyatı, 2000li yıllardan itibaren niceliksel olarak hızla artmıştır. Bu niceliksel artışla birlikte nispeten nitelikli eserler de yayımlanmış ancak belli problemler günümüze kadar süre gelmiştir. İslâmî temalı çocuk edebiyatında karşılaşılan temel sorunlardan biri, doğrudan öğüt verme ve bilgi aktarma amacı taşıyan didaktik yaklaşımın, eserin edebî ve estetik niteliklerinin önüne geçmesidir. Bu durum, söz konusu eserlerin çocukların duygusal dünyasına nüfuz etmesini ve onların ilgisini canlı tutmasını güçleştirmektedir. Bu eserler, ilahi olanı edebi ve estetik bir şekilde işlemek durumundadır ki bunun da çok kolay olmadığı aşikârdır. Bu çalışmada, Kuran ve tefsir temalı çalışmalar özelindeki literatür hakkında bilgi verildikten sonra özellikle bu literatür içerisinde popüler bilim ile öyküleyici anlatım metoduyla yazılan eserler hakkında değerlendirme yapılmaktadır. Kuranda özellikle itikadi meseleleri anlatma konusunda kevnî âyetlere yapılan vurgu göz önüne alındığında çağdaş dönemde bu vurgunun popüler bilimle harmanlanarak anlatılması kanaatimizce önemlidir. Ancak burada kastedilen, doğrudan bilimsel tefsir örneklerinin çocuklarla buluşturulması değildir. Öte yandan Kurandaki itikadi, ahlaki ve hukuki mesajların öyküleyici anlatımla çocuklarla buluşturulması Kuran ile çocuk arasında sağlam bir bağın kurulmasına yardımcı olacaktır. İşte bu çalışmada bu iki türde yazılan mevcut eserlerin durumu değerlendirilirken yenilerinin yazımı konusunda dikkat edilmesi gereken noktalara ışık tutulmaktadır.

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The Role of Popular Science and Narrative Expression in Conveying the Qur’ān and Tafsīr to Children

Yazarlar:

Ersin Çelik

Yayıncı:

Artvin Çoruh University

Ana Başlıklar:

Tefsir

Dergi:

Akademik-Us Issue 17, pp.72-93

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

5/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001349585

pISSN:

2587-0750

Tafsīr

Qur’ān

Children

Narrative tafsīr

Kevnī versesTefsir

Kur’an

Çocuk Edebiyatı

Öyküleyici tefsir

Kevnî âyetler.

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Ersin Çelik

Yayıncı: Artvin Çoruh University

Ana Başlıklar: Tefsir

Dergi: Akademik-Us Issue 17, pp.72-93

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 5/2025

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2001349585

pISSN: 2587-0750

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Ersin Çelik

Yayıncı:

Artvin Çoruh University

Ana Başlıklar:

Tefsir

Dergi:

Akademik-Us Issue 17, pp.72-93

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

5/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001349585

pISSN:

2587-0750