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Nigârnâme’de Aşkın Seyri
The Course of Love in Nigarnâmah

Author(s): Osman Nuri Karadayı
Subject(s): Theology and Religion, Islam studies, Philosophy of Religion
Published by: Atatürk Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi
Keywords: Hamza Nigârî; Nigârnâme; Mecâzî Aşk; İlahî Aşk; Seyr u sülûk;

Summary/Abstract: Nigarnâmah is one of the works of Mir Hamza Nigârî who is a Nakshî-Hâlidî Sheik. This work is related to love and in this work a transition period from a humanly love starting through a dream to divine love is told from the sufi perspective. From this aspect, it is possible to trace the sayrwa suluk understanding of love and ectasy tradition. In this study, this work is analyzed from a holistic perspective and Hamza Nigârî’s understanding of love is discussed. Also the transition period from a humanly love to divine love and the phases of obtaining sayr wa suluk positions through love are investigated.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 48
  • Page Range: 161-194
  • Page Count: 34
  • Language: Turkish