The content of barakah (abundance) as a religious concept

As a word and term, ?Barakah (Abundance)? is a phenomenon that displayed itself in all the religions along the history.And in this study, we attempted to introduce the ?barakah (abundance)? phenomenon and the ?barakah (abundance)? content as a religious concept through the verses of Qu?ran and Hadiths.Our study consists of an introduction and three parts.In introduction part, information is provided about methods followed and sources used during the preparation of thesis.In the first part, meanings of the concept of ?barakah (abundance)? and how it is perceived in divine religions and human culture are examined.In the second part, verses where derivatives of ?b-r-k? root are determined and meanings that ?barakah (abundance)? concept mentions in the Holy Qu?ran are explained in detail. Also, in the Sunnah that is the second main source after the Holy Qu?ran, meanings mentioned by the concept of ?barakah (abundance)? are presented by applying to the basic hadith sources.In the third part, ?rızq (livelihood)? and ?ajal (time of death)? topics related to the concept of ?barakah (abundance)? are discussed and ?increase-decrease? problems in these two topics are treated.