Ismail Hakkî Bursevî - Nakdü'l-Hâl (225a-298a) analysis - text

Ismail Hakkî Bursevî is one of the most prosperous authors of Ottoman history and has written works in many fields. In terms of being a mystic poet, he wrote many works in the genre of varidat. Varidat, which is the plural of the word varid, means the meanings that come to the heart from the unseen without the effort or intent of the servant. This prepared work is the transcriptioned text translation of the 225a-298a leaflets of Nakdü'l-Hâl, which was written by İsmail Hakkî Bursevî in the type of vâridât between 1133/1721 - 1134/1722. There is no author copy of the work. The copy based on the study is the copy registered in Istanbul University Rare Works Library Turkish Manuscripts number 2153. In order to reach the text completely and accurately, Istanbul University Rare Works Library Turkish Manuscripts copy numbered 2161 and Süleymaniye Manuscript Library Atıf Efendi Department copy numbered 1515 were compared with the original copy. In this study, which was prepared in order to bring the transcriptional text of Nakdü'l-Hâl to the field of literature; in general, information about the period and life of Bursevî was given, then the meaning and notion section of the text was created and information was given about the mystical terms in the work. Finally, the work was concluded by giving the transcription of the text, followed by the original pages.