İZZEDDİN HASANOĞLU’NUN “KİTAB-I SİRETÜ’N NEBİ” MESNEVİSİNDE HZ. ALİ CENKNAMELERİNİN İZLERİ
TRACES OF THE WAR BOOKS OF THE CALIPH ALI IN THE POEM “KITÂB AL-SÎRAT AL-NEBΔ OF IZZEDDIN HASANOĞLU

Summary/Abstract: Anatolian and Azerbaijani Turkishness went through a difficult period in the 13th century. The Anatolian Seljuk State faced the Babai Revolt then the Kösedağ War, only to become dependent on the Ilkhanid State and Mongolian occupation – subsequently it collapsed altogether. Mongol oppression, excessive taxation causing poverty, and the lack of a state or power to save the people led the public to turn to religion, and see God as the only door of hope. In such an atmosphere, wandering bards began telling Ali's cenkname to still the a sense of warrior prowess in people’s minds. A masnavi "Kitab-ı Siretü'n Nebi" by İzzeddin Hasanoğlu is widely believed to have formed the basis for Ali's cenknames – and hence is the subject of this particular study. We shall look at cenknames from various libraries across Turkey and compare/contrast them. Our preliminary findings all point to Hasanoglu’s book, and suggests that he played a pivotal role in the Turkish language and literature revival.

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