Mutercim Asim Efendi's work titled "Merahu'l-me'âlî" and his theological views

Mutercim Âsim Efendi, who lived in the second half of the XVIII. century and in the first quarter of the XIX. century, is one of the late Ottoman statesmen, who have been come to the fore with by his "lügatçılık" "historiography" and "Theological thoughts". Âsım Efendi, who belongs to the class of the "ilmiye", has been found in positions as "müderrislik" and "vak'anüvislik", has taken place among the important figures of his period with his copyright and translation works. In this work, it is aimed to examine and transliteration the work named as Merahu'l-Me'âlî belonging to Âsım Efendi. In addition, the place of the subjects in the work of Islamic wisdom and in this contex the Theological thoughts of the author will be given. In the first part of the work, the author's life, family official duties, professors, scientific personality and Works dating back to the copyright period will be handled in accordance with the chronology. In the second part, Âsım Efendi's overall Theological thoughts and Theological thoughts in Merahu'l-Me'âlî will be examined. In the third section, based on the manuscripts the criticism and transliteration of the text will be done compared to the different manuscripts. The information in the appendix will include the writing and printed copies of Merahu'l-Me'âlî, the seal and the family cemetery of Âsım Efendi. Keywords: Mütercim Âsım Efendi, İtikad/Creed, Ahl al-Sunnah, Mutazilite, Translation.