The sufi̇sm views of Kuseyri̇ in his work "el-Cevâhiru'l-Mensûre"

Kuseyri lived in Nushabir in Horasan between 376/986-465/1072. He has been educated by the famous teachers of his time and also educated a lot of students. Even he was famous in sufism and also became famous in literature, tafsir, hadith, kalam and Islamic law. Sufism which became far from religious law/sharia, later based on Qur'an and Sunnah, then it was again got closed to religious law. After his great trials sufism was accepted greatly by the people who ware closer to Sunnah. He showed the main structure of sufism in his works and books. His book er-Risâle made him very famous and well-known. Kuseyri, in his er-Risâle gave a great importance to the views of many sufies. The book is based on inspiration, but in explaining of subjects, he took the verses and hadiths as a base. This study consists of three parts. In the first part; it was studied the subjects, includings, aims and method. In the second part; his life, education and his personality were studied. In the third part; Kuseyri's sufism views were headlined. His views were explained in accordance with the vocabulary and the explanations. His views in here er-Risâle were compared as much as possible. He gave importance to the other sufi classics. And the last part; the conclusion is about the general evaluations and outcomes. Key Words: Love, realself, renunciation, patience, heart.