Süleymancılar

Süleymancilar (about: " Suleiman's followers ") is the name of a foreign Islamic lay community from Turkey. The term " Süleymancilar " refers to the founder of the movement, the religious scholars Süleyman Hilmi Tunahan ( 1888-1959 ). He was the founder and spiritual leader of the flow.

The community or congregation ( Süleyman Efendi Cemaati ) originated in the 1940s in Istanbul by the Koran lessons and sermons Tunahans. In particular, in the 1950s, spread to the community thanks to changing political conditions rapidly to other cities from. The primary objective Tunahans was the religious instruction of his students as a counterweight to the secularization of education in Turkey. Voltages created by graduates of Imam Hatip schools, which Tunahan initially dismissive faced, and with the top religious authority, Diyanet. From this period dates the term " Süleymancı ". After Tunahans death to him his son Kemal Kacar followed as leader of the community.

In 1966 members of the community a federation, the establishment and implementation of Koran courses set the goal that " Kur'an Kursları Kurma, Koruma ve Idame Ettirme Dernekleri Federasyonu ". As a result of amendments in determining the Diyanet the enjoyment of the lecture rooms of the church should be transferred, the focus was now on to promote the training of individuals to the Imam Hatip schools and faculties of theology. 1980 originated from Turkey, conceptualized as an umbrella organization Hilfsverein " ve course Okul Talebelerine Yardım Dernekleri Federasyonu ". After the military coup in Turkey in 1980 community leaders, the process was made. Thus, the prosecutor's office in 1983 Antalya accused them, they would want to establish the Caliphate and a government in accordance with the Sharia and ran illegal Koran courses. Kemal Ak Kacar and Ali were sentenced to two years in prison here. The clubs were seized prohibitions and their assets. A year later the decision was reversed.

Starting in 1973, the community established the first Islamic cultural centers in Cologne and then in other European countries. In Germany the followers of the Association of Islamic Cultural Centres are organized ( VIKZ ). In Germany the so-called Süleymancilar are mostly inconspicuous and hardly bear their teaching to the outside. However, they emphasize their Sunni orthodoxy and reject the designation Süleymancılık pejorative from.

After 2000, the grandson Tunahans, Ahmet Denizolgun, leader of the community was.

Perception

The state did not consider controlled religious movements with suspicion and as a political act according to this line of " Büyük Larrouse " the Community described as " extremely conservative political movement with religious appearance. Innovations, contemporary sciences and schools such as the Imam Hatip school, where positive sciences are taught, rejected the Süleymancilar.

According to Milliyet, the cemaat 1986 had more than 1000 buildings for Quran courses in Turkey and 215 Islamic cultural centers in Audland. The newspaper described the Süleymancilar as legalistic and modern. Your clubs met the statutory provisions and the men dressed modern and could also have no beards. Furthermore, the borough was disciplined and obedient. Obedience and discipline and unconditional belief that Tunahan is a true mürşid without any blemish, are the reasons why Ruşen Cakir characterizes the Süleymancilar as authoritarian, even fascist organization.

Source

• Reşat Öngören: Süleyman Efendi Cemaati in Islam Ansiklopedisi