Modern Suffah: Quranic and Scientific Circles of al-Masjid an-Nabawi Today / Modern Suffe: Günümüzde Mescid-i Nebevî Kur’an ve İlim Halkaları

Abstract The aim of this article, which is a qualitative research based on the document analysis, is to reveal the educational activities conducted in al-Masjid an-Nabawi. Educational activities carried out in al-Masjid an-Nabawi can be handled basically in three separate groups: The Institute of al-Masjid an-Nabawi, lectures delivered by scholars, and course circles. On the other hand, this study was limited to the study of course circles. Thousands of students participate in this educational activity which is carried out in two main groups, namely Quranic and scientific circles. 112,243 students from 102 countries participated in the Quranic circles, which aimed to read and memorize the Quran correctly between 1-29 April 2014. This corresponds to an average of 5,353 participants per day. Between 15-27 May 2014, a total of 8,750 students participated in the science circles based on the memorization of classical texts. This corresponds to an average of 972 participants per day. It can be consequently said that al-Masjid an-Nabawi, which is the first model of the lecturing tradition at masjids, continues as the most graceful model for masjids which have been moving away from fulfilling their educational roles every passing day. Oz Dokuman analizine dayali nitel bir calisma olan bu makalenin amaci, gunumuzde Mescid-i Nebevi’de yurutulen egitim calismalarini ortaya koymaktir. Mescid-i Nebevi’de hâlihazirda egitim faaliyetleri Mescid-i Nebevi Enstitusu, âlimlerin verdigi dersler ve ders halkalari olmak uzere uc kategoride yurutulmektedir. Bununla birlikte bu calisma, ders halkalarinin incelenmesiyle sinirlandirilmistir. Kur’an ve ilim halkalari olmak uzere iki ana grupta yurutulen bu egitim faaliyetine her gun binlerce ogrenci katilmaktadir. Kur'an-i Kerim’in dogru sekilde okunmasi ve ezberlenmesini amaclayan Kur’an halkalarina 1-29 Nisan 2014 tarihleri arasinda 102 ulkeden gunluk ortalama 5,353, toplam 112,243 ogrenci katilmistir. Klasik metinlerin ezberlenmesine dayanan ilim halkalarina ise 15-27 Mayis 2014 tarihleri arasinda gunluk ortalama 972, toplam 8,750 ogrenci katilmistir. Elde edilen veriler isiginda, mescidlerdeki ders geleneginin ilk modeli olan Mescid-i Nebevi’nin, her gecen gun egitim rollerini yerine getirmekten uzaklasan mescidlere hala en guzel model olmaya devam ettigi soylenebilir.