Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi Dergisi

Abstract

Family is the smallest building block of the society. Marriage and
establishing a family is as a natural need for a hunian being as
well as it is a religious duty. Human be ing needs to pay attention
for communication between family members in order to move
along the family forever which isa source of happiness in lifetime
and in Hereafter. In this study, the duties and responsibilities of a
member of a family for household communication in Ottoman Empire
will be presented, according to the books about family and
morality which are published between Tanzimat Declaration and foundation of the Republic. These duties and responsibilities will
be analyzed in four sections: between the spouses, parents' responsibilities
and duties towards children, children's responsibilities
and duties towards their parents and between the children.