This volume contains the well-known poem Mevlit on the nativity of the Prophet Muhammad صلعم, his mission and his death, by Süleyman Çelebi (died 812 AH/1409-10 CE). According to the EI and other sources, the poet might have died in 825 AH (1421-22 CE). The poem is also known as the Vesiletü'l-Necat.. Instead of the Arabic preface found in some copies of the text, there is a verse prologue here entitled Şerh Mevlud en-Nebi. This is followed by a section in Arabic entitled Kaside-yi evvel and the poem proper begins on f 2v. The last sections (fusul) of this copy run as follows: Fasl-i Zeydoğlu Ali (ff 27r-28r); Hatimetü'l-Kitap (ff 28r-29v); Fasl-i Kaside-yi Ferah (ff 29v-30r); Der beyan-i Vefat-i Fatima (ff 30r-33v), in which a loose folio from another manuscript containing the first lines of this section has been attached to the end papers; Hazret-i İbrahim (ff 33v-36v); and Münacat-i Mevlud en-Nebi (ff 36v-38r). This is followed by a short na't (f 39r). The manuscript was copied in 1241 AH (1825-26 CE).
Mevlud en-Nebi - مولود النبى
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- Reference
- GB 59 Or 7237
- Dates of Creation
- 1241
- Language of Material
- Arabic Turkish
- Physical Description
- 1 text 39 ff Materials : Paper. Foliation : European, 39 ff. Dimensions : 234 mm x 165 mm. Script : Nesih, fully vocalized. Binding : Contemporary binding with stamped medallion.
Scope and Content
Access Information
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Acquisition Information
Bequeathed by E. J. W. Gibb in 1901.
Bibliography
There are several printed texts, including the critical edition: Süleyman Çelebi, Vesîletü'n-necât (Mevlid) Yazari ve mevlid hakkmda araştirmalar ile birlikte bilinen en eski elyazmasi nüshalara göre bastiran Ahmed Ateş. Içinde ayrica eski nüshalara ait 18 levha vardir, edited by Ahmet Ateş (Ankara: Türk Tarih Kurumu Basımevi, 1954).