Evolution in Ihvan-i Safa

Ikhwan al-Safa is a community that emerged in Basra in the last period of the Abbasid state, when the Islamic thought was at its peak and political conflicts were intense at the same time. They carried out their activities in secret in order not to attract attention in the current political and ideological activity of the period and to reach their goals easily. They aimed to reconcile religion and science by providing unity and solidarity in the Islamic society. In this study, the understanding of evolution was tried to be explained based on the philosophy of the Ikhwan al-Safa. Is it possible to talk about the idea of evolution in the Ikhwan al-Safa?, What kind of evolution idea is found in the Ikhwan al-Safa?, To what extent is the Ikhwan al-Safa's understanding of evolution compatible with the religion of Islam?, Can Ikhwan al-Safa's understanding of evolution be reconciled with today's modern evolutionary theories? Based on these questions, problem areas were created and after the necessary literature review in these areas, this study was put forward.