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City

Ankara

Institution

Ankara Milli Kütüphane

Collection

Milli Kütüphane Yazmalar Koleksiyonu

Shelfmark

no. A 2430

Contents

Work 1: Manāqib al-ʻārifīn (Aflākī, Shams al-Dīn Aḥmad (-1360))

LOC subject headings

Mevleviyeh

Mevleviyeh members

Islamic hagiography

Author

Aflākī, Shams al-Dīn Aḥmad (-1360)

شمس الدين أحمد الأفلاكي العارفي

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Şemseddîn Ahmed el-Eflâkî el-Ârifî

Aflākī, Shams al-Dīn Aḥmad, d. 1360 (authorised)

Ahmet Eflâki, d. 1360 (variant)

Eflâki, Ahmet, d. 1360 (variant)

Shams-uddīn Aḥmed Aflākī, d. 1360 (variant)

Shams al-Dīn Aḥmad al-Aflākī al-ʻĀrifī, d. 1360 (variant)

ʻĀrifī, Shams al-Dīn Aḥmad al-Aflākī, d. 1360 (variant)

Aflâkî, Chems-ed-dîn Aḥmed, d. 1360 (variant)

Chems-ed-dîn Aḥmed Alfâkî, d. 1360 (variant)

Aflākī ʻĀrifī, Shams al-Dīn, d. 1360 (variant)

أفلاكى، شمس الدين أحمد،, d. 1360 (variant)

Biographical notes

Nothing is known about his place or date of birth, despite some scholars have estimated that he should have been born between 1286 and 1291 [1286-1291 CE]. Apart from his first name (Aḥmad), we do not know his original family name or nisba. His surname “Aflākī” might refer to him acquiring some knowledge of astronomy (Aflāq = planets) at an early age. Although he lived in Anatolia, in his work, he provides no indications that he grew up in Konya, which suggests that that he must have spent is youth outside of Anatolia. There is a reference to his father being patronised by Uzbek Khan and then dying in the city of Sarai, capital of the Golden Horde. Despite this, no specific mention of Aflākī being there is to be found in his writings (see (Aflākī, Aḥmad. The feats of the knowers of God: Manāqeb al-ʻārefīn. Translated by O'Kane, John. Leiden: Brill, 2002., pp. ix)). He mentions that he studies with Siraj al-Din Mawlavi, ʻAbd al-Muʼmin Tūqātī and Nizam al-Dīn Arzanjā nī . Once he entered the mevlevi order, he became a disciple of Jalāl al-Din Rūmī’s grandson Aref Çelebi. The only work produced by Aflākī to our knowledge is the Manāqib al-ʻārifīn (مناقب العرفین) which was the result of a direct request made by Aref Çelebi to write a book containing the life of all the mevlevi leaders up to his time. Aflākī died on the 15th of June 1360 [1360 CE] and he was buried in Konya where his tomb can still be seen.

Title

Manāqib al-ʻārifīn

مناقب العرفین

Notes

This is the well-known Persian hagiographic work on the life of Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī, including chapters on the life of his father (Bahā ʼ al-Dī n Valad, 1150-1231), spiritual masters (Shams-i Tabrīzī, -1247) and his family (Sulṭān Valad, 1226-1312; Aref Çelebi; et al.). It also includes anecdotes (hikayat) about early saints of the Mawlawiyya Sufi order. The final version of the work is the result of a compilation of different versions of the work composed by the author in the first half of the 14th century [1300-1350 CE] and from a collection of stories and anecdotes compiled from different parts of Anatolia and Ilkhanid lands. Among the literary sources he used are the Risā lah dar manā qib-i Khudā vandgā r (رساله در مناقب خداونگار) of Farī dū n ibn Aḥ mad Sipahsā lā r and the Maqālāt-i Shams (مقالات شمس) of Shams-i Tabrīzī, -1247

The work was compose between 1318 and 1350 [1318-1350 CE].

Main language of text

Turkish

Foliation

1b-7b ff.

Columns

1

Ruled lines

21

Bibliography

Editions

Aflākī, Aḥmad. The feats of the knowers of God: Manāqeb al-ʻārefīn. Translated by O'Kane, John. Leiden: Brill, 2002.

Aflākī, Aḥmad and Sir James W Redhouse. Legends of the Sufis : selected anecdotes from the work entitled The acts of the adepts (Menāqibu ʼlʻārifīn). London: Theosophical Pub. House, 1976.

Aflākī, Aḥmad. The hundred tales of wisdom: life, teachings, and miracles of Jalaludin Rumi from Aflākī's Munaqib, together with certain important stories from Rumi's works traditionally known as The hundred tales of wisdom. Translated by Shāh, Idries. London: Octagon Press, 1978.

Aflākī, Aḥmad. Manāḳib al-ʻārifīn: metin = Manāqib al-ʻārifīn. Translated by Yazıcı, Taḥsīn. Ankara: Türk Tarih Kurumu Basimevi, 1976-1980.

Studies

Lewis, Franklin. Rumi: past and present, east and west : the life, teaching and poetry of Jalâl al-Din Rumi. Oxford and Boston: Oneworld, 2000.

Yazıcı, Tahsin. "AHMED EFLÂKÎ." TDVIA. , [n.d.].

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Hacı Selim Ağa Yazma Eser Kütüphanesi 852

Topkapı Sarayı Müzesi Kütüphanesi 1205

Atatürk Kitaplığı 1100

Atatürk Kitaplığı 606

Atıf Efendi Kütüphanesi 227

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Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 511

Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 1794

Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 509

Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 365

Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 4530

Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 2866

Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 3462

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Work 2: Mecmū‘a-i Eş‘ār (Kaygusuz Abdal, (active second half of the 14th century - First half of the 15th century))

LOC subject headings

Sufism

Turkish poetry

Bektashi

Author

Kaygusuz Abdal, (active second half of the 14th century - First half of the 15th century)

قيغوسوز ابدال

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Ḳayġusuz Abdāl

Kaygusuz Abdal, active 15th century (authorised)

Alâaddin Gaybî, active 15th century (variant)

Alâeddin Gaybî, active 15th century (variant)

Gaybî, active 15th century (variant)

Kaygusuz Abdal, 15th cent (variant)

قيغوسز ابدال (variant)

قيغوسز ابدال،, active 15th century (variant)

قيغوسز ابدل (variant)

Biographical notes

Turkish mystic poet and writer belonging to the dervish group named Abdālān-ı Rūm(ابدالان روم) , who was the first major representetive and the most influential forerunner of the genre which later came to be known as Alevi-Bektashi literature. Information on Ḳayġusuz Abdāl's life relies entirely on the references in his poems as well as the hagiographies of him and his master Abdāl Mūsā. Some scholars consider the name " Ġaybī(غيبي) which figures in his hagioraphy to be his real name. Other scholars, however, assert that this name rather resembles a pen name. His hagiography indicates that he was the son the Bey (Governor) of ‘Alā‘iye which is considered by some scholars as to be the reason for his occasional use of the pen name Sarāyī(سرايي). He served in the dervish lodge of his master Abdāl Mūsā (fl. 14th century) [1300-1399 CE]) which, according to historical documents, was initially located near Finike (Southern Anatolia) and later moved to the village of Tekke in Elmalı (Niğde, Turkey) . After obtaining icāzetnāme(اجازة نامه), Ḳayġusuz Abdāl travelled to Egypt where he found a dervish lodge in his own name. This dervish lodge as well as that of Abdāl Mūsā later became very important Bektashi centers. The references in his poems to place names in the Balkans as well as the existence of a neighborhood and a fountain named Ḳayġusuz in Bitola (Macedonia) have led scholars to believe that Ḳayġusuz either travelled to the Balkans or lived here for some time. His hagiography narrates his pilgrimage to Mecca and the cities he visited on his return, some of which include the sacred places of the Alevi-Bektashi and Shi’îte traditions, such as Kufah (Iraq), Najaf (Iraq) , Karbalāʼ (Iraq). It also gives a detailed account of his meeting with the Egyptian sultan which, in contrast to his other travels, cannot be verified through references in his works. Aḥmed Sırrı Baba(d. 1965 [1965 CE], ), the last shaykh of the Bektashi lodge in Cairo (Egypt), gives specific dates for Ḳayġusuz's travels and death (the date of 848 AH [1444 CE] for the latter), but does not make reference to any written sources. Two traditions exist on Ḳayġusuz's place of death, in parallel with the two distinct branches of his hagiography. According to one of these traditions, Ḳayġusuz died in Egypt and was buried in a cave in the mountain of Moqattam. This tradition is the source of the name ‘Abdullāhu’l-Maġavrī given to him by the people of Egypt. According to the second tradition, he was buried in Abdāl Mūsā dervish lodge in the village of Tekke. However, the fact that Evliyā Çelebī does no mention this tomb in his description of the dervish lodge makes doubtful the references in the kitābe of the tomb, which belongs to a later date. Ḳayġusuz Abdāl is the first poet known to call himself Bektāşī. His relation to Ḥacı Bektāş can be traced through his master Abdāl Mūsā, who was a follower (muḥibb) of Ḥacı Bektāş's spiritual daughter, Ḳadıncıḳ Ana. Abdāl Mūsā is also known for his participation in the conquest of Bursa which according to legend ties him to the Bektashisation of the Janissaries. According to the Bektashi tradition, Ḳayġusuz Abdāl initiated the use of the twelve-gored Qalandarī cap (ṭāc(طاج)). He and his master are nameholders of two of the twelve sheepskin ceremonial seats (pūṣt (پوصت)) in the Bektāshī meydān (ceremonial room), linking them to the duties of naḳīb(ناقيب) and ayaḳçı(اياقچي) in the Bektashi ceremony (cem‘(جمع)). A miniature of Ḳayġusuz Abdāl based on an older copy was painted by Levnī in the 18th century [1700-1799 CE]( TSMK, Albüm, nr. 2164, fol. 22b). Ḳayġusuz Abdāl also used his pen name in the form "Ḳayġusuz", which sometimes leads to the confusion of his poems in the cönk(جونك) and mecmū‘a(مجموعة) with those of a second Ḳayġusuz named Alāeddīn el-Vizevī(علاء الدين الوزوي) who lived in the 16th century [1500-1599 CE] and belonged to the Malāmī(ملامي) movement.

Title

Mecmū‘a-i Eş‘ār

مجموعۀ اشعار

Notes

Main language of text

Turkish

Columns

1 2

Ruled lines

19

Bibliography

Editions

Ergun, Sadettin Nüzhet. Bektaşî Şairleri. İstanbul: Devlet Matbaası, 1930.

Gölpınarlı, Abdülbâkî, ed. Alevî-Bektaşî Nefesleri. İstanbul: İnkılâp Kitabevi, 1992.

Güzel, Abdurrahman, ed. Kaygusuz Abdâl Divânı. Ankara: MEB, 2010.

Öztelli, Cahit, ed. Bektaşî Gülleri: Alevî-Bektaşî Şiirleri Antolojisi. İstanbul: Milliyet Yayınları, 1973.

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Edirne Selimiye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 4418

Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 321

Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 4557

Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 810

Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 320

Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 46

Manisa Yazma Eser Kütüphanesi 1350

Ankara Milli Kütüphane 130

Kütahya Vahid Paşa İl Halk Kütüphanesi 1652

Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 2207

Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 1206

Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 1207

Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 1208

Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 643

Hacı Selim Ağa Yazma Eser Kütüphanesi 414

Mevlana Müzesi 2149

Mevlana Müzesi 2148

Mevlana Müzesi 2150

Hacı Selim Ağa Yazma Eser Kütüphanesi 852

Topkapı Sarayı Müzesi Kütüphanesi 1205

Atatürk Kitaplığı 1100

Atatürk Kitaplığı 606

Atıf Efendi Kütüphanesi 227

Bayezit Devlet Kütüphanesi 1843

Hacı Selim Ağa Yazma Eser Kütüphanesi 851

Bayezit Devlet Kütüphanesi 5265

Edirne Selimiye Yazma Eser Kütüphanesi 4700

Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 1205

Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 221

Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 451

Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 206

Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 148

Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 511

Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 1794

Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 509

Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 365

Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 4530

Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 2866

Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 3462

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Physical Description

Number of folios

ff.

Dimensions of folio

width 14.5cm, height 20.5cm

Dimensions of written area

width 9.7cm, height 16.5cm

History

Date of copy

20th. century