Abstract:

The aid of a guide is seen to be vital in the Sufi tradition for the process of spiritual training. The thoughts on how this spiritual training would be conducted, as well as the requirements and obligations of the disciple (murid) and master (murshid), are expressed in the works of the Sufis.  Âşık Pasha's mathnavi named Garib-nâme, which consists of 10.613 couplets, is vital in terms of shedding light on the understanding of Sufism of the period. In this work, Âşık Pasha gave place to the sufi-related ethical issues. The aim of the study is to determine Âşık Pasha’s views in terms of disciple and master. The scope of the study is limited to the work named Garib-nâme. First of all, the definitions of the words and terminology of these concepts are explained. The accepted view on the significance of a guide in the Sufi discipline is stated. The commonly accepted demands of both a capable master and a disciple are given. Afterwards, Âşık Pasha’s value attributed to the master in the journey to reach Allah is underlined. It has been determined that Âşık Pasha built the master-disciple relationship on the existence of six issues. It is understood that while three of them belong to the master, he considered the third to be peculiar to the disciple. It has been understood that Âşık Pasha supported his expression with analogies and metaphors while expressing all these. 

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