Ahmed Hamdi ash-Shirvânî and his "Teshîlü'l-'Arûz ve'l-kavâfî ve'l-bedâyi'" (Review-text)

The aim of this study is to introduce Ahmed Hamdi ash-Shirvânî, to examine the contents of his work "Teshîlü'l-'arûz ve'l-Kavâfi ve'l-Bedâyi'" and to reveal the translated text. The study consists of three parts: In the first chapter, information about the life of Ahmed Hamdî ash-Shirvânî was compiled from sources and his works were introduced. In the second part, Ahmed Hamdî ash-Shirvânî's "Teshîlu'l-'Arûz ve'l-Kavâfî ve'l-Bedâyi'" was examined in terms of content. This work was originally published on different dates, such as two separate books, and then merged into one volume. The general title of the first part of the work is "Teshîlü'l-'arûz ve'l-Kavâfî ve'l-Bedâyi'". This chapter was completed on 17 Zilhicce 1288/27 February 1872. In this section, information about "aruz" is given. The general title of the second chapter of the book is "Ilmu'l-kavâfî ve'l-bedâyi". This section and the third chapter, "Ilmu'l-bedâyi", were published in 1289/1873. In the second part, information about "rhyme" is given. The general title of the third chapter, the last chapter of the book, is "Ilmu'l-bedâyi". Under this heading, literary arts are explained by giving examples, and at the end of this chapter, terms and meanings related to literature and poetry are given. Each chapter of the book is numbered in itself and has a total of two hundred and eighty-two pages. In the third part of the study, transcription alphabet, method followed in the translation and the translated text of the work are included.