Husaın Waı'z Al Kashıfı's Akhlaq-ı Muhsini

In Islamic ethical thought, there have been many different works on ethics. 'Akhlaq-ı Muhsini', which is dedicated to Abu Al-Muhsin, was written by Husain Wai'z Al-Kashifi on the request of Hüseyin Baykara, the sultan of the period, as a kind of politicame. In this sense, it has been seen that the works and lives of many Islamic moralists has been subjected to academic studies. However, it has been observed that Husain Wai'z Al-Kashifi's 'Akhlaq-i Muhsini' has been subjected to only in a few academic studies. This study has been carried to fill the gap in the literature on the field. In this context, this the content of this thesis consists of Akhlaq-i Muhsini work of Husain Wai'z Al-Kashifi, who is one of the Ottoman moralists and reflects the classical moral understanding with his works. This thesis consists of an introductory chapter and three other chapters. The first chapter provided information about intellectual biography of Husain Wai'z Al-Kashifi, and the social environment during his life period. The chapter also highlighted a general understanding of the science of ethics. The second chapter extensively analyzed his book 'Akhlaq-i Muhsini,' which is a source of an excellent source for this study, in the lights of its translations during different periods. In addition to this, the chapter discussed Husain Wai'z Al-Kashifi' s understanding of ethics with its sources. The last part of the thesis conducted a virtue-axis study. The chapter also examined some virtues in detail through the classification and grounding of the problem. Keywords : Al-Kashifi, Akhlaq-i Muhsini', Traditional Ethics, Islam Ethics Philosophy, Virtue Number of Pages : 70 Thesis Advisor : Dr. Yunus KAPLAN