Süleyman Çelebi (poet)
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Süleyman Çelebi (c. 1351 – 1422 CE) (pronounced Sulaiman Chalabi),
Biography
He was born in the period of
He received a good education in Bursa in his youth. At that time, the title of "Çelebi" was given to scholars and the elders of the Mevlevi Order. However, there is no evidence that he was a Mevlevi. He attracted the attention of Sultan Bayezid I with his knowledgeable attitude and was appointed as the imam of the Grand Mosque, whose construction was completed in 1399. He wrote his famous work Vesiletü'n Necat having been influenced by a mystical experience he had during this mission.
According to legend, Süleyman Çelebi resented an Iranian preacher who said that Muhammad was not much different from other prophets and wrote his mawlid to express that he was superior to other prophets. During the Ottoman Interregnum, which was a weak phase of the Ottoman Empire and all kinds of turmoil prevailed in the
The tomb of Süleyman Çelebi is on Çekirge Road in Bursa.
See also
Notes
- "Süleyman Çelebi Hayatı, Eserleri, Edebi Kişiliği" (in Turkish). Retrieved 2022-04-13.
- "Süleyman Çelebi Kimdir Hayatı Eserleri Özellikleri". www.turkedebiyati.org. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
- "Süleyman Çelebi kimdir?". www.biyografi.info (in Turkish). Retrieved 2022-04-13.
- "Süleyman Çelebi Hazretleri Hayatı Kimdir". www.evliyalarimiz.com. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
References
- ^ Sözlüğü, Türk Edebiyatı İsimler. "SÜLEYMÂN, Süleymân Çelebi, Süleymân Fakîh, Süleymân Dede". teis.yesevi.edu.tr. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
- ^ Salih Zeki, Çavdaroğlu (18 December 2013). "Yazılışının 600. Yılında Süleyman Çelebi'nin "Mevlid"i (in Turkish)". Musiki Dergisi. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013.