ILAHIYAT TETKIKLERI DERGISI-JOURNAL OF ILAHIYAT RESEARCHES, sa.51, ss.327-352, 2019 (ESCI)
The Caliphate/Imamate was one of the most important issues among the Muslims following the death of the Prophet. This issue, especially with Shia, has been moved from the political area to the theological area. As a matter of fact, the Sunni theologians probably with the influence of Shiite scholars, included the Imama/Khilafa issue in their kalami issued and gave place to it in their works.