Lubb-i Fazilet: Translation and Commentary on a Qasida of Molla Jami by Ahmed Remzi Akyurek

Uğur Boran; Ekrem Sakar

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Lubb-i Fazilet: Translation and Commentary on a Qasida of Molla Jami by Ahmed Remzi Akyurek

Authors:

Uğur Boran | Ekrem Sakar

Publisher:

Istanbul University

Main Topics:

Sanat ve Kültür Politikası

Journal:

Şarkiyat Mecmuası Issue 46, pp.403-449

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

4/2025

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001349054

pISSN:

1307-5020

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Abstract:

 This study presents an annotated translation of Lubb-i Fazilet, authored by the late Ottoman poet, sufi, and scholar Ahmed Remzi Akyurek 1872-1944, which is based on the forty-couplet poem by Molla Jami, a renowned figure in classical Persian poetry, found in his divan titled Fatehat al-Sabab. To properly contextualize the published text, an exploration of Ahmed Remzi Akyureks life and works is provided, reflecting his scholarly diligence and significant legacy within the Mawlawi tradition. The biographical narrative draws on the accounts of Osmanzade Huseyin Vassaf, Sadeddin Nuzhet Ergun, and Ibnulemin Mahmud Kemal Inal. Furthermore, the study highlights the existing research on Ahmed Remzi Akyureks works to date. The publication encompasses not only the text of the work but also a thorough examination of Akyureks methodology in translating and elucidating the qadisa. This analysis underscore the distinctive characteristics of literary commentaries from the late Ottoman period. Furthermore, various copies of the work have been investigated, with particular attention given to analyzing the features of the version thought to have been authored by the original writer. Beyond examining the mystical themes present in Molla Jamis qasida, the analysis delves into the verbal and literary artistry meticulously crafted in each couplet, striving to elucidate both the meaning and structural framework of these artistic expressions.

 This study presents an annotated translation of Lubb-i Fazilet, authored by the late Ottoman poet, sufi, and scholar Ahmed Remzi Akyurek 1872-1944, which is based on the forty-couplet poem by Molla Jami, a renowned figure in classical Persian poetry, found in his divan titled Fatehat al-Sabab. To properly contextualize the published text, an exploration of Ahmed Remzi Akyureks life and works is provided, reflecting his scholarly diligence and significant legacy within the Mawlawi tradition. The biographical narrative draws on the accounts of Osmanzade Huseyin Vassaf, Sadeddin Nuzhet Ergun, and Ibnulemin Mahmud Kemal Inal. Furthermore, the study highlights the existing research on Ahmed Remzi Akyureks works to date. The publication encompasses not only the text of the work but also a thorough examination of Akyureks methodology in translating and elucidating the qadisa. This analysis underscore the distinctive characteristics of literary commentaries from the late Ottoman period. Furthermore, various copies of the work have been investigated, with particular attention given to analyzing the features of the version thought to have been authored by the original writer. Beyond examining the mystical themes present in Molla Jamis qasida, the analysis delves into the verbal and literary artistry meticulously crafted in each couplet, striving to elucidate both the meaning and structural framework of these artistic expressions.

 This study presents an annotated translation of Lubb-i Fazilet, authored by the late Ottoman poet, sufi, and scholar Ahmed Remzi Akyurek 1872-1944, which is based on the forty-couplet poem by Molla Jami, a renowned figure in classical Persian poetry, found in his divan titled Fatehat al-Sabab. To properly contextualize the published text, an exploration of Ahmed Remzi Akyureks life and works is provided, reflecting his scholarly diligence and significant legacy within the Mawlawi tradition. The biographical narrative draws on the accounts of Osmanzade Huseyin Vassaf, Sadeddin Nuzhet Ergun, and Ibnulemin Mahmud Kemal Inal. Furthermore, the study highlights the existing research on Ahmed Remzi Akyureks works to date. The publication encompasses not only the text of the work but also a thorough examination of Akyureks methodology in translating and elucidating the qadisa. This analysis underscore the distinctive characteristics of literary commentaries from the late Ottoman period. Furthermore, various copies of the work have been investigated, with particular attention given to analyzing the features of the version thought to have been authored by the original writer. Beyond examining the mystical themes present in Molla Jamis qasida, the analysis delves into the verbal and literary artistry meticulously crafted in each couplet, striving to elucidate both the meaning and structural framework of these artistic expressions.

 Bu çalışmada esas olarak son dönem Osmanlı şair, mutasavvıf ve âlimlerinden Ahmed Remzi Akyürekin 1872-1944 klasik Fars şiirinin şöhretli ismi Molla Caminin Fâtihatüş-Şebâb adını verdiği divanında yer alan kırk beyitten müteşekkil kasidesine yazdığı Lübb-i Fazîlet adlı izahlı tercümenin çeviri yazılı metni sunulmuştur. Neşredilen metni bağlamına uygun bir şekilde aktarabilmek amacıyla Ahmed Remzi Akyürekin hayatı ve eserleri, onun ilmî titizliğine ve Mevlevî geleneği içerisindeki tartışmasız mirasına ışık tutacak hacimde ve nitelikte ortaya koyulmuştur. Müellifin hayatına dair bilgiler temel olarak Hüseyin Vassâf, Sadeddin Nüzhet Ergun ve İbnülemin Mahmud Kemal İnalın nakillerine dayandırılmış, bu vesileyle Ahmed Remzi Akyürekin eserleri üzerine bugüne değin yapılan çalışmalara toplu olarak işaret edilmiştir. Eser ile ilgili olarak sadece metin neşri yapılmamış, Osmanlı son dönemi edebî şerhlerinin karakteristik özelliklerini göstermesi açısından Akyürekin, Camiye ait kadiseyi tercüme ve izah ederken nasıl bir yöntem izlediği incelemeye konu edilmiştir. Ardından söz konusu eserin nüshaları tetkik edilmiş ve müellifin elinden çıktığı düşünülen nüshanın özellikleri analize tabi tutulmuştur. Molla Caminin sözü edilen kasidesinin tasavvufi muhtevasının yanı sıra her beytinde mimarî bir incelikle inşa edilmiş olan söz ve lafız sanatlarına yönelik ayrı bir bahis açılarak sanatların anlam ve yapı çerçevesi analiz edilmeye çalışılmıştır.

Article Details

Lubb-i Fazilet: Translation and Commentary on a Qasida of Molla Jami by Ahmed Remzi Akyurek

Authors:

Uğur Boran | Ekrem Sakar

Publisher:

Istanbul University

Main Topics:

Sanat ve Kültür Politikası

Journal:

Şarkiyat Mecmuası Issue 46, pp.403-449

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

4/2025

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001349054

pISSN:

1307-5020

Ahmed Remzi Akyurek

Molla Jami

Lubb-i Fazilet

Text CommentaryAhmed Remzi Akyürek

Molla Cami

Lübb-i Fazîlet

Metin Şerhi

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Article Details

Authors: Uğur Boran | Ekrem Sakar

Publisher: Istanbul University

Main Topics: Sanat ve Kültür Politikası

Journal: Şarkiyat Mecmuası Issue 46, pp.403-449

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 4/2025

Document Language: Turkish

Document ID (Org No.): 2001349054

pISSN: 1307-5020

Issues

Authors:

Uğur Boran | Ekrem Sakar

Publisher:

Istanbul University

Main Topics:

Sanat ve Kültür Politikası

Journal:

Şarkiyat Mecmuası Issue 46, pp.403-449

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

4/2025

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001349054

pISSN:

1307-5020