Naw'i Efendi
Personal
ReligionIslam
Era15th-century
SectSunni
JurisprudenceHanafi
CreedMaturidi
MovementAkbari

Yahya b. Ali b. Nasuh al-Rumi (1533-1599), known more famously as Naw'i Efendi, was a prominent Sunni Hanafi-Maturidi[1][2][3] jurist[2], theologian[1][2], and poet[1][2] in the Ottoman Empire[2]. He was a tutor for the children of Sultan Murad III[1][2]. He is considered one of the most important Ottoman poets of his century[2] and was given the title "the scholar of his century".[3]

Theology edit

Naw'i Efendi was a scholar in the tradition of Akbari Sufi tradition, and wrote Akbari theological works.[2]. He also wrote an encyclopedia of Islamic figures[4]. His other writings included an epistle listing the differences between the Ash'ari and Maturidi schools of Islamic creed[1]

Works edit

  • Tercüme-i Hadîs-i Erbaîn[2]
  • Hasb-i Hal[2]
  • Keşfü'l-hicâb min vechi'l-kitâb[2]
  • Netâyicü'l-fünûn ve mehâsinü'l-mutûn[2]
  • Nevâ-yı Uşşâk[2]
  • Faslun fî virtueti'l-işk[2]
  • Fezâilü'l-vüzerâ and hasâilü'l-ümerâ[2]
  • Risâle-i Şikâyet-i Rûzigâr[2]
  • Tercüme-i Münşeât-ı Hâce-i Cihân[2]
  • Gul-i Sad-berg[2]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e Haddad, Gibril (March 5, 2021). The Maturidi School: From Abu Hanifa to Al Kawthari. Beacon Books. p. 132. ISBN 978-1912356720.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "NEV'Î". TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi (in Turkish). Retrieved 2024-02-29.
  3. ^ a b https://acikbilim.yok.gov.tr/bitstream/handle/20.500.12812/313410/yokAcikBilim_360437.pdf?sequence=-1
  4. ^ Günes, Merdan (April 6, 2020). Avicenna - ein Universalgelehrter: Eine gegenwärtige Analyse des Prinzen der Philosophen Ibn Sina (in German) (1st ed.). V&R unipress. pp. 45–56. ISBN 978-3847111047.