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Yūnus Emre’s Poetry and Philosophy
Abstract
Yūnus Emre was a Turkish Sufi master of the 13th century whose poetry continues to reverberate to this day. The simplicity of the language used to convey the inherently complicated concepts of divine love, love of humanity, the illuminated heart, all from the perspective of unity transcends the boundaries of language and religion and speaks to all. His multi-layered interpretation of religion in one of his poems, where he writes, “Şeriat, tarikat, yoldur varana / Hakikat mârifet andan içeru” – “Laws and paths are roads for those who arrive / The fruit of truth is what is within,” takes the listener beyond religion as a set of rules and into the deeper and vast realm of belief, where it is the truth and reality of these rules that are brought to the forefront in order to support the believer in reaching the Ultimate Truth. Recent events have demonstrated, at times violently, the danger of denying or neglecting the profound side of religion and only concerning oneself with the dogmatic aspects. Yūnus Emre’s focus on humanity within the context of the divine and the universe allows the reader or listener to step back, acknowledge that all of humanity is one, and as part of Creation, all of us are subjects of the same message: “Sen sana ne sanırsan, ayruğa da onu san / Dört kitabın manası, budur eğer var ise” – “You have a self-image in your own eyes, Be sure to see others in the same guise / Each of the four holy books clarifies; this truth as it applies to man’s affairs.”
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Sufism
Journal Section
Opinion Article
Authors
Publication Date
June 10, 2025
Submission Date
April 15, 2025
Acceptance Date
April 29, 2025
Published in Issue
Year 2025 Volume: 4 Number: 1
APA
Kılıç, M. E. (2025). Yūnus Emre’s Poetry and Philosophy. Tasavvuf Araştırmaları Enstitüsü Dergisi, 4(1), 135-141. https://doi.org/10.32739/ustad.2025.7.80
AMA
1.Kılıç ME. Yūnus Emre’s Poetry and Philosophy. JISS. 2025;4(1):135-141. doi:10.32739/ustad.2025.7.80
Chicago
Kılıç, Mahmud Erol. 2025. “Yūnus Emre’s Poetry and Philosophy”. Tasavvuf Araştırmaları Enstitüsü Dergisi 4 (1): 135-41. https://doi.org/10.32739/ustad.2025.7.80.
EndNote
Kılıç ME (June 1, 2025) Yūnus Emre’s Poetry and Philosophy. Tasavvuf Araştırmaları Enstitüsü Dergisi 4 1 135–141.
IEEE
[1]M. E. Kılıç, “Yūnus Emre’s Poetry and Philosophy”, JISS, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 135–141, June 2025, doi: 10.32739/ustad.2025.7.80.
ISNAD
Kılıç, Mahmud Erol. “Yūnus Emre’s Poetry and Philosophy”. Tasavvuf Araştırmaları Enstitüsü Dergisi 4/1 (June 1, 2025): 135-141. https://doi.org/10.32739/ustad.2025.7.80.
JAMA
1.Kılıç ME. Yūnus Emre’s Poetry and Philosophy. JISS. 2025;4:135–141.
MLA
Kılıç, Mahmud Erol. “Yūnus Emre’s Poetry and Philosophy”. Tasavvuf Araştırmaları Enstitüsü Dergisi, vol. 4, no. 1, June 2025, pp. 135-41, doi:10.32739/ustad.2025.7.80.
Vancouver
1.Mahmud Erol Kılıç. Yūnus Emre’s Poetry and Philosophy. JISS. 2025 Jun. 1;4(1):135-41. doi:10.32739/ustad.2025.7.80