ABSTRACTThis article examines pre-modern reform movement Wahhabism emergedin the Najd region of current Saudi Arabia, in the eighteenth century. Forthe opponents, the Wahhabi term is derived from the name of its formulator,Muhammad b. Abdulwahhab (d.1792). However, Ibn Abdulwahhab and hisfollowers call themselves as ‘muwahhidun’ (monotheists). The views and approachof Ibn Abdullwahhab to Islamic theology construct the ideology of the movement.The movement initially emerged as a religious initiative against innovations,but then transformed into a political movement. The article sheds light historicalconnections between Wahhabi and Saudi families that played vital role in theformation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.Keywords: Wahhabism, Saudi Arabia, Islamic Theology, Monotheism, SectÖZVehhabi Fırkasının Doğuşu ve Suudi Arabistan’a EtkisiBu makalede on sekizinci yüzyılda bugünkü Suudi Arabistan’ın Necd bölgesindemodernite öncesi ortaya çıkmış olan yeniden yapılanmacı Vehhabi hareketiincelenmektedir. Bu mezhebin karşıtları Vehhabi adlandırmasını ekolün kurucusuve fikir babası olan Muhammed b. Abdulvehhab (ö.1792)’a nisbetle yapmışlardır.Fakat İbni Abdulvehhab ve takipçileri kendilerini ‘birleyen’ anlamında‘muvahhidun’ olarak nitelendirmişlerdir. İbni Abdulvehhab’ın kelâma dairfikir ve yaklaşımları bu hareketin temelini oluşturmaktadır. Vehhabilik ilk öncebid’atlere karşı dînî bir hareket olarak ortaya çıkmış daha sonraları ise siyasi biramaca bürünmüştür. Ayrıca bu çalışmada bugünkü Suudi Arabistan Krallığı’nınoluşumunda hayati öneme sahip olan Vehhabi ailesi ve Suud hanedanlığının tarihselilişkilerine yer verilmektedir.Anahtar Kelimeler: Vehhabilik, Suudi Arabistan, Kelâm, Tevhit, Mezhep

This article examines pre-modern reform movement Wahhabism emerged in the Najd region of current Saudi Arabia, in the eighteenth century. For the opponents, the Wahhabi term is derived from the name of its formulator, Muhammad b. Abdulwahhab (d.1792). However, Ibn Abdulwahhab and his followers call themselves as ‘muwahhidun’ (monotheists). The views and approach of Ibn Abdullwahhab to Islamic theology construct the ideology of the movement. The movement initially emerged as a religious initiative against innovations, but then transformed into a political movement. The article sheds light historical connections between Wahhabi and Saudi families that played vital role in the formation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia