Hikmet kelimesi Arapça “َ َك َم َح” kökünden türemiştir. “َ َك َم َح” fiili bir şeyi ıslah amaçlı men etmek, alıkoymak, sakındırmak, zabt etmek, tutmak gibi anlamlara gelir. Istılahta ise geniş bir kavramsal çerçeveye oturur. Eşyanın/varlığın hakikatini bilmek ve gereği ile amel etmek, …
Fıkıh, İslam kültür mirasını oluşturan ilimler içinde müstesna bir yere sahiptir. Fıkıh ilminin alt-disiplinlerinden biri kabul edilen “Furûk” (Farklar), bu ilmin odaklandığı en ince ve en önemli meseleleri konu edinir. Fıkhî meseleler ve başlıklar arasındaki ilişkilere ve incel…
When first sanctioned by Gregory IX c. 1236, the medieval, or as it is sometimes called, the papal-mendicant inquisition was in its incipient stages of formation. From the inquisition's earliest days, Franciscans were involved in inquisitorial activity as part and parcel of a br…
This paper studies in detail the canon 1682 of the Code of Canon law, promulgated in 1983. The canon prescribes that Ecclesiastical Tribunals must, in all cases, confirm any sentence which first declares a marriage null. In order to shorten the duration of the process, the Code …
Marriage is humanity’s essential characteristic. It is the essential union between male and female geared towards raising and sustaining rational family life in society. This is what makes people human and differentiate them from other animals. Marriage is a natural institution …
In the early fifteenth century, a great debate took place at the Council of Constance (1414-1418) over the morality, legality and propriety of crusades against non-Christians. This debate was not merely theoretical or abstract for it was the intellectual theater in a multi-theat…
Before the Second Vatican Council, ecclesiastical legislation reflected uniformity throughout the entire Church. The Second Vatican Council however, placed greater emphasis on canonical institutes that best provided for the good of souls (salus animarum ). Thus, to provide for t…