Abstract:

This article analyzes the qasida with “Gelsün” rhyme written by the Sufi poet Shah Wali Ayıntabi, one of the Khalwati sheikhs of the 16th century. The mentioned qasida consists of 36 couplets, explains the mystical commentary of seven hadiths narrated from the Prophet. Basic mystical concepts such as faqr, levels of soul, fenâ fillah, haqiqat-i Muhammediyye, levels of seyr u suluk, walayah, ebrâr and mukarreb, which are directly related to the seven hadiths mentioned in the qasida, are striking. The mystical concepts and symbols produced from the seven hadiths in question were versed within the framework of the poet’s mystical understanding. Also, personalities such as Abu Bakr, Abdurrahman b. Avf and Uveys el-Karani were also associated with the concepts of ebrâr, mukarreb, walayah and faqr in the qasida. The mystical concepts and symbols produced from the seven hadiths in question were versed within the framework of the poet’s mystical understanding. There are three parts in the article. The introduction part of the article explains the subject and the content. In the first chapter, the prominent mystic concepts in the qasida were analyzed, in the second chapter the verse and hadith quotations and references in the qasida were mentioned, and the third chapter, the transcription text of the qasida was demonstrated.

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