Abstract:

Due to his qualities, Hazrat Ali holds a significant place in Islamic Turkish literature and has been the subject of many literary works. In these works, Hazrat Ali’s being the son-in-law of Hazrat Prophet (pbuh), his scientific and sufistic aspects, generosity, intelligence, high morals, and extraordinary heroism in wars are reported. On the other hand, the verses of the Qur’an claimed to have been revealed about Hazrat Ali and the hadiths of the Hazrat Prophet in the person of Hazrat Ali are also interspersed among the works in question. Although the works that describe and honor Hazrat Ali are written in verse or prose, they can also be mixed in verse and prose. Menâkıb-ı Murtazavî yâhûd Vasiyy-i Nebî, which was compiled by Muhammed Şemseddîn in 1326 (1908) and had the identity of a treatise, was one of the verse-prose mixed works authored in this way. The first part of the work, which consists of three parts, includes the verses of tawhid and munajat, while the second part includes Hazrat Prophet’s hadiths about Hazrat Ali, the third and the final part contains the verses allegedly revealed about Hazrat Ali. In the pamphlet in which the legends about Hazrat Ali are mentioned from time to time, the verse pieces depicting Hazrat Ali also constitute a significant sum. In the introduction of this study, Hazrat Ali’s position and significance in Turkish-Islamic literature are briefly stated. Following this, certain conclusions are drawn about the author of the work. In the main part of the article, the translated text of Menâkıb-ı Murtazavi or Vasiyy-i Nebî is presented by referring to the content elements of the treatise.

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