Abstract:

Since ancient times, in each period the precious stones that attracted the attention of human beings with their colours and brightness have been used in the course of time, sometimes for the healing of diseases, and sometimes they were used to decorate places and people. Classical Turkish literature, which is usually mentioned beauties and pulchritude has opened another its idea to those precious stones. These stones are used to explain a real meaning purpose such as cornelian, pearl, diamond, amber, azure, garnet, coral stones, ruby emerald into rosary, stamp, or ring, earrings, crown and kind of accessories but these stones especially used when explaining beloved's beauty edges and used to express a metaphorical description from those who is being in the situation of loving. In this study, according to the explanations presented in Muhibbi's Divan about the formation of these precious stones, their origins, types, benefits, harms and some beliefs that are trusted from them has been mentioned. Based on the explanation from Muhibbi's Divan, it described the relationship between general information about these precious stones and their relationship to the way they were used based on Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent's Divan, who also owns the most poems written with more than 4100 poems.

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