The opening ceremony of the VII. Sheikh Şaban-ı Veli Symposium, which will be held by Kastamonu University Faculty of Theology with the theme of Mâverâünnehir, was held at the Central Library Sezai Karakoç Hall.
Kastamonu Governor Meftun Dallı, MP Av. Halil Uluay, Administrative Court President Mahmut Taşçı, Vice Rector Prof. Dr. Mehmet Atalan, academicians, academic and administrative staff and students attended the opening ceremony.
The program continued with a moment of silence and the reading of the National Anthem, followed by the recitation of the Holy Qur'an by Yiğit Enes Alıcı, a student of the Faculty of Theology. After reciting the Holy Quran, the program continued with the musical performance of the Enderun Hafizlar Ensemble and the promotional video show of our University.
“Mâverâünnehir contributed to the development and growth of Islamic Civilization”
After the performances, Vice Rector and Symposium Coordinator Prof. Dr. Mehmet Atalan made the opening speech of the symposium.
Prof. Dr. Atalan said in his speech that the Mâverâünnehir region surpassed Mesopotamia, the other cradle of Islamic civilization, in terms of the development and rise of Islamic culture and civilization, and the best example of this development is Tafsir, Hadith, and Fiqh, He emphasized that although the main centers of basic sciences such as theology are regions such as Mecca, Medina and Damascus, many hadith, tafsir, fiqh and theology works such as Bukhari, Tirmidhi, Muslim, Nafsī, Maturidī were written by Turkish-Islamic scholars who grew up in Mâverâünnehir.
Prof. Dr. Atalan concluded his words as follows. “The Islamic Civilization that flourished, developed and spread in and around Maveraunnehir has remarkable features. The travels that started within the framework of the notification activities of the Sahaba-i Kiram enabled the basin to be Islamized with the conquests during the Umayyad period and the social and cultural investments of the Abbasids. Not only soldiers and armies of conquest, but also seyyids, scholars and armies of wisdom settled in Maveraunnehir, one of the centers of civilization. This diverse ethnic structure contributed to the development and growth of Islamic Civilization by enabling the growth of scholars, philosophers, Sufis and artisans. A perfect society was built. This civilization created a sphere of influence stretching from the vast lands of Asia to Europe and Africa. The important scientific and intellectual works presented here raised the level of the world and gave rise to new conquests. The eastern and western worlds have made significant progress with the effects and contributions of this civilization.
Taking the floor after Prof. Dr. Mehmet Atalan, MP Av. Halil Uluay said that İsmail Ağa, Atabey, Yakup Ağa, Şeyh Şaban-ı Veli Mosque in Kastamonu are centers of knowledge and stated that it is essential to reach a goal in science centers. Uluay said that these places are essential in the Islamization and Islamization of this geography, especially Anatolia and that students should be aware of this.
“Activities will be organized within the scope of Şeyh Şaban-ı Veli and Kastamonu Evliyas Commemoration Week”
Governor of Kastamonu Meftun Dallı, who took the floor after MP Uluay, reminded in his speech that the Mâverâünnehir region is important for the Islamic World and that the scholars coming out of here have made great contributions to our religion.
In his speech, Governor Dallı thanked everyone who contributed to the event for a better understanding of these contributions. He said that events will be organized on 24-26 May 2024 within the scope of Sheikh Şaban-ı Veli and Kastamonu Evliyas Commemoration Week and that symposiums will be a part of these events in the coming years.
The sessions of the VII. Şeyh Şaban-ı Veli Symposium organized by Kastamonu University Faculty of Theology will take place in the halls of the Faculty of Theology on May 17-18.
