Composed for Murad II, this work represents an
early Turkish version of a bāhnāme or a kind
of health manual dealing sexual activity and intercourse, or jimāʿ
(جِمَاع), one of the six non-naturals effecting one’s
humoural balance, and thus in need of careful regulation according to traditional
Galenic medicine. The work was largely based on Aḥmad ibn
Yūsuf at-Tīfāshī (d. 651/1253)’s Arabic Rujūʿ al-shaykh ilā al-ṣibāh fī’l-quwwa ʿalā al-bāh (رجوع
الشيخ الى الصباح في القوّة على الباه) and consists of 25
chapters on sexual knowledge specifically intended for men and 15 chapters
specifically intended for women. Show more
