Basra qadis in the first century of Hijri and relations with the hadith narrations

Basra, which was founded as a military encampment in 14 Hijri, has made rapid progress since its establishment with the help of its strategic location and has taken its place among the important cities of the region of Iraq administratively and commercially in a short time. It is an important effort to determine the scientific structure of Basra, which hosts important ideas in terms of the history of Islamic thought, and the position of the qadis who are thought to be in a close relationship with hadith and fiqh. For this purpose, firstly thirteen qadis who served in Basra during the 1st century Hijri were subjected to a division in the context of their relation with the hadith narration (riwayah). As a result of this classification, eleven qadis who were found to have marfū' and mawqūf narrations were examined primarily as a hadith reporter (ravi) and evaluations were made on the number of their narrations, carh-ta'dil situations, the content of their narrations, and the level of influence on and being influenced from the narration of Basra hadith. Secondly, these reporters were handled with their qadi identities being prioritized, evaluations of their fiqh competence and the effect of being a qadi on the narration of hadith were also mentioned, and it was deliberated that the words of the qadis evolved into hadith in the following centuries, which is an orientalistic claim.