Müslümanlar Yunus Emre'yi Okuyabiir m?: Yunusun Şiirlerini Sınıflandırma Sorunu

Year 2012, Volume: 10 Issue: 1, 177 - 190, 08.02.2012

Nurulhude Baykal

Abstract

The fatwa by Ebussuud, the religious authority of the sixteenth century Ottoman Empire, stating Muslims must not recite Yunus Emre?s poetry is the starting point of this study. By pointing out Yunus? terminology and ideas which are against Orthodox Islam, the essay argues that his poems could not have been used for religious education of the new Muslim converts as presented by Grace Martin Smith and Annemarie Schimmel. In Yunus? poetry, the mystic items are widely employed to illustrate the divine love. Hence, the paper argues the idea that even if Yunus? poetry is used for educative purposes, this must be for mystic rather than Islamic instruction. To conclude, the paper refers to Ibn Arabi?s statement: ?Those who are not one of us and do not know our station should not read our books, for it may be damaging for them.? Thus, the paper questions the functionality of Yunus Emre?s poems by putting forward the idea that Yunus? so-called audience ?uneducated commoners in terms of religion? is not suitable for mystic teachings, especially the philosophy of unity of existence.

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