Sivâsî tradition in mystic poetry: Joint topics of diwans of Shamsî, Shaykhî and Nûrî

Shams al-Dīn-i Sivāsī, Abd al-Majīd-i Sivāsī and Abd al-Āhād-i Nūrī are three significant Khalwatī masters of the 16th and 17th century. Subsequent to the foundation of the Shamsiyyah branch by Shams al-Dīn-i Sivāsī, Abd al-Majīd-i Sivāsī and Abd al-Āhād-i Nūrī trodden in his footsteps and after these two masters went to Istanbul, the Shamsiyyah branch started to be active in Istanbul as well. The Qadizadelis-Sivasis dispute, which was among the important incidents of their time, increased their fame even more and consequently they were called Sivasis. Besides penning various writings to convey their Sufistic concepts to their murīds; Shams al-Dīn-i Sivāsī, Abd al-Majīd-i Sivāsī and Abd al-Āhād-i Nūrī, each has a dīwān. In this study, following a brief introduction to Sivasis, the joint topics of the Diwans of Shamsī, Shaykhī and Nūrī have been examined. Key Words: Shams al-Dīn-i Sivāsī, Abd al-Majīd-i Sivāsī, Abd al-Āhād-i Nūrī, Qadizādah, Sivāsī, Khalwatī, Mystic.