This volume contains the collected poems of Pertev Mehmed Said Paşa (died 1253 AH/1837 CE), a statesman and poet who flourished during the reign of Sultan Mahmud II (1223-1255 AH/1808-1839 CE). Born in 1200 AH/1785 CE, Pertev Paşa was educated in Istanbul. He entered the Imperial Council (Divan...
[Dürretü’t-tac fi sireti sahibi’l-mi‘rac] - [درة التاج في سيرة صاحب المعراج]
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This volume contains an account of the life of the Prophet Muhammad up to his migration to Medina and building of the Quba mosque on the city’s outskirts. It was authored by the renowned Ottoman writer and poet Üveys ibn-i Mehmed, whose mahlas was Veysi (died 1037 AH/1628 CE). The work is common...