ZAMAKHSHARİ'S CRITICISM OF SUNNIS IN HIS WORK AL-KASHSAF

Abstract

Zamakhshari, who is himself a dark mu'tazilite, was accepted not only by Mu'tezile but also by other factions with his other works, especially his Tafsir. However, the fact that Zamakhshari is a Mu'tazilite in faith is clearly reflected in his works. If you look at the weighted works of thought, especially the Monk, the traces of a propagandist mood and ideological approach are clearly visible. In this respect, it is seem that the author directs the arrows of criticism on his opponents with the reflex of defending the sect to which he belongs-especially on certain issues. It is also possible to count Shiites and Sunnis in terms of factions, and Sufizm in terms of criticism of the way religion is perceived. In this study, Zamakhshari's criticisms of Sunnis, especially those who refer to them as “mujbira”, “Kadariyya”, “hashaviyya”, “navabites”, “the people who call their own desires Sunnah, claiming that they are Sunnah,” “those who claim to be about the right”, will be discussed