İsmail Lütfi Çakan: Life and his place in the science of hadith

In the post-1980 period in Turkey, many studies have been conducted on the history, procedure and literature of hadith. Scholars who contributed to the science of hadith wrote many works during this period. In this context, one of the valuable scholars who produced works in the field of hadith is Prof. Dr. İsmail Lütfi ÇAKAN is a teacher. İsmail Lütfi ÇAKAN started his academic career as a hadith assistant at the High Islamic Institute in 1977, and retired from Marmara University Faculty of Theology in 2012. He trained many students throughout his academic life. He also served as thesis advisor to many hadith teachers who contributed to the science of hadith, such as Ahmet Yücel, Nebi Bozkurt and Cemal Ağırman. His important works such as "Hadith Procedure", "Hadith Literature" and "Conflicts and Solutions in Hadiths" were taught in undergraduate, master's and doctoral courses. He contributed to the world of science with nearly thirty articles such as "A General Study on 'Adherence to the Book and the Sunnah' in Hadith Literature", "'Ihtilâfu'l-Hadith' in Hadith Method Books" and "The Role of the Sunnah in Individual and Social Change and Sahîh-i-Buhârî". has been found. He wrote seventy-two items in the Islamic Encyclopedia of the Turkish Religious Foundation, and his articles on the science of hadith and current issues were published in Diyânet İlmî Magazine, Altınoluk Magazine, Tohum Magazine and many other magazines. In this study, the life, scientific personality, works, articles and items of İsmail Lütfi Çakan, who wrote many valuable works in the science of hadith, were examined. In the context of its position within the science of hadith, its approach to the concepts of hadith, its attitude towards the position of the Sunnah, which is a matter of debate today, and its attitude towards the ideas put forward regarding the authenticity of some hadiths, have been examined, and its contribution to the science of hadith and its hadith aspect have been tried to be revealed.