THE WORK OF SADREDDIN NAMED “MIRACLE OF MUHAMMAD MUSTAFA”

Year 2020, Volume: 56 Issue: 2, 371 - 389, 15.06.2020

Ahmet İçli

Abstract

There are countless works written in Turkish literature focusing on the Prophet Muhammad. There are separate texts that cover the whole life of the Prophet Muhammed as well as texts the ones dealing with different sections periods of his life. In addition, works stating that the Prophet Muhammad and his struggle should set an example for all humanity were also written. Some of these works consist of the texts with symbolic features. It is seen that literary works with religious themes that handle the extraordinary events in the Prophet’s life which are considered as miracles called “mujizat al-nabi” were also written. Our study is within the framework of the examination of a text with symbolic features presenting a section from the life of the Prophet Muhammad. In this work, Abu Jahl and Mecca’s polytheists want from Prophet Muhammad to set the sun down during the day and replace it with the moon, then ask him to make the moon speak and confirm the duty he was given by Allah to convey the message, and the religion. In the text, which describes the incident called as the splitting of the moon in the Islamic literature, the happiness of Muhammad and Muslims and the sadness of the polytheists are expressed. At the end of the work, it is emphasized that the religion of Islam is the true one and the others are invalid. The theme of the work is the greatness of the Might of Allah and the fact that Allah never leaves the Prophet alone and helpless. It is not a scientific text but a text that shows story features based on narration. In this context, the work has a fictitious feature. Written in the form of a small story, the work may also bear traces from the author’s reviews and imagination. It is seen that the events narrated in the work consist only of transmission, without specifying their accuracy and ties to reality. However, it is worth noting that the narrator used exaggeration technique to embellish the narrative. However, the events described have a place among the events described as miracles in the history of Islam. The source, livability and reality of the events described in the poem are not emphasized. In the work, the subjects of being the ummah of the Prophet Muhammad and devotion to the true religion are covered. In addition to the information given in the work about the splitting of the moon, the issues like its circumambulating the Ka’bah, talking with the Prophet, uttering the Kalimah Tawhid and saying that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, and the sun’s setting down and the moon’s rising may be due to different narrations or may be exaggerative usages. Besides, it cannot be ignored that the expression of the splitting of the moon symbolizes the emergence of truth and the clarification of the falsehood and false beliefs. As a matter of fact, as stated in the work, the fact that many people find the way of truth / reality and become Muslims is just one of the uses pointing to this. The work is important for the historical course of the Turkish language as it bears the language features of Old Anatolian Turkish in the work. The manuscript which contains the main text for review is registered in the library of Atatürk University Central Library’s Seyfettin Özege Manuscript Library under the number ASL 594 Mec 52. The number of leaves of the compilation manuscript is 117. It is understood that the compilation, which uses two different paper types and different fonts, was written by different people. Although different writing styles are used, it is seen that the naskh script is the generally preferred one. There is an introductory letter on the work whose only summary and registration information with the manuscript were provided prior to our study. According to the information provided by Amil Çelebioglu, the registration number of this periodical is ASL 544. But according to the current library records, there is a slight difference. Later, many academics made efforts to reach this manuscript on various occasions, but could not reach it. Despite this problem-oriented situation in the registration information, the relevant manuscript has been found as a result of the rigorous research conducted by us, the work has been read and analyzed in terms of its shape and content features. It is known that this periodical and particularly this work was written in about 1611 A.D. However, it is difficult to express an opinion about when the work was first written. This copy of the work consists of thirty-two couplets. It is stated in the thirtieth couplet that the writer or narrator of the work was Sadreddin. It is likely that this person was Sadreddin Ahmed, also known as Baba Tukles in the 13th and 14th centuries. 

Keywords

Turkish Islamic Literature, Masnavi, Poetry, Prophet Muhammad, Miracles of Prophet Muhammad, Sadreddin

SADREDDİN’İN “MUCİZE-İ MUHAMMED MUSTAFA” ADLI MESNEVİSİ

Abstract

Türk İslâm edebiyatı yazı geleneğinde Hz. Peygamber hakkında yazılan edebî türlerin önemli bir yeri vardır. Hz. Peygamber’in tüm hayatını konu alan müstakil metinler kaleme alındığı gibi, farklı yaşam kesitlerini işleyen metinler de bulunmaktadır. Bunlardan birisi de Hz. Peygamber’in hayatında mucize olarak değerlendirilen olağanüstü olayları işleyen “mucizât-ı nebî” muhtevalı dinî motifli edebî eserlerdir. Bu türden eserlerin bir kısmı yayımlanmış bir kısmı da yayımlanmayı beklemektedir. Birçok eser, tematik olarak yazılan mecmualar arasında, geniş çaplı değerlendirmeler ve içerik analizleri yapılamadığı için görülememektedir. Çalışmamızda ele aldığımız metin, bir mecmua içinde olup, daha önce üzerinde kısa değerlendirmelerin yapıldığı küçük bir mesnevidir. Fakat daha sonra kütüphane kayıtları, bilgi eksikliği ya da bilgi yanlışlığından dolayı metne ulaşım imkânı sınırlı olmuştur. Bu şekilde araştırılmayı bekleyen birçok eserden sadece biri olan metin, tarafımızdan tespit edilmiş, okunmuş ve üzerinde kısa değerlendirmeler yapılarak literatüre kazandırılmıştır. Bu makalemizde Sadreddin’e ait “Mucize-i Muhammed Mustafa” adlı bir mesnevi metni, Arap harflerinden günümüz Latin harflerine aktarılmıştır. Eser üzerinde çeşitli değerlendirmelerde bulunulmuştur. 

Keywords

Sadreddin, Türk İslâm Edebiyatı, Mesnevi, Şiir, Hz. Peygamber, Mucize-i Nebî

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