I. Parlatir , Gy. Hazai , B. Kellner-Heinkele (comp.): Catalogue of the Turkish Manuscripts in the Library of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.

Catalogue - II. Literature

Fols. 1 b— 18b + [3]; 11 lines; double columns; p.d. 212 x 153 mm, w.s. 162 x 90 mm. Leather-bound; with rosette inset; in good condition. Paper: without watermarks; script: nesili

; ink: black; catchwords. Mevlûdü 'n-Nebî (

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» L •<-» n This work by SÜLEYMAN ÇELEBİ (d. 830/1422) is commonly known as Mevlid. SÜLEYMAN ÇELEBI was from Bursa, grandson of Şeyh Mahmud and son of Ahmed Paşa SÜLEYMAN ÇELEBI he received a good education and later held the imamate of the Council of State (

Divan-ı hümayun

) under Sultan Bayezid I (1389-1402); on the recommendation of Emir Buharî he became imam of the Great Mosque in Bursa. He stayed in Bursa until his death. Literature: B

OMBACI 255-259; OM 2.221; PhTF (1964).92; Sicill-i Osmanî

; TDEA 8.64; • A. AYMUTLU, Süleyman Çelebi ve Mevlid-i Şerif. İstanbul 1995; N. PEKOLCAY, İslâmî Türk edebiyatı. İstanbul, 1967; N. PEKOLCAY, Türkçe Mevlid metinleri. (İÜ 1950. Dok.t); F. K. TIMURTAŞ, Mevlid. Süleyman Çelebi. İstanbul 1970. The Mevlûdiİn-Nebi was written by SÜLEYMAN ÇELEBI under the title Vesiletii 'n-necat in 812/1409-1410. He wrote this work when he was imam of the Great Mosque (Ulu Cami) in Bursa in order to underline the superiority of Muhammad. A preacher interpreting the verse (ayet) 285 of the sura Bakara (Suratu 'l-bakara Q. 2), had stated that "there is no superior side of Muhammad to Jesus and the other prophets". The work, which was very popular and widely read in Anatolia, inspired numerous nazire s. Many copies of the Mevlid are to be found in the libraries of Turkey and in other collections. The present manuscript was written in 1163/1749-1750. In the manuscript follow: Hikâyet-i selâsil (19b-38b), Kıssa-i Ibrahim (39b—

51 b), Dastan-ı geyik (55b-64b), Hikâyet-i hatun (64b-68b) and Kissa-i Ömer (68b-93b). 79