Özet:

In Turkish literature, a lot of menakıb-name is written in prose or verse with will to knowledge and to understand cult leaders, sect leaders’ and the other important religious and national heroes’ biographies, their struggles, miracles and their splendid aspects. Hz. Ali has an important place in Islamıc history because of his being of a relative of Hz. Peygamber, taking a primary role in spreading of Islam and his being of the fourth khalif. The religious heroic stories which is formed around Hz. Ali, regardless of their form structure, sources, formation periods, beginning from the periods Turks embrace Islam, are the works that was influential in forming the people types and in changing their world view. Hz. Ali, comes into prominence with his having knowledge and with his bravery. The events such as, injustices which is adressed to him, his dying for the Islam by stabbing in the back, murdering of his children has deeply affected Turk-Islam world. With reference to these particularities, In Turk-Islam thought system and in its literary texts, a world of thought is shaped which is related to Hz.Ali. This thougt put Hz. Ali into the centre of its hearth and the world of idea. Turk-Islam thought which is shaped around him is reflected to our written and oral literatüre prominently throughout the history. Menakıb-name and battles are written which are about spiritual charactersitic of Hz. Ali whom his life turned into a legendary character. These types of works has an important place in Turk-Islam literature, the works about his life has become widely known and pass from hand to hand. In this study, Menâkıb-ı Murtazavîyye -which has not been dwelled on and which has not been studied scholarly before- of the Bektashi poet Ali Nihânî Yozgadî (1835-1906) which he had written in prose, arranged as 12 episode related to religious-sufistic subjects is going to be introduced and is going to be given information about its content.

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