Or 13369

This volume contains the Gülşenabad, a religious mesnevi, and other works by Şemseddin Ahmet İbn-i Sivasi, known as Şemsi (died around 1005 AH/1596-97 CE). Şemseddin wrote several works, including one on the conduct of a religious life entitled Menazilü'l-arifin, and was Şeyh of the Halveti dervişler in Sivas.

The contents of the manuscript are as follows :

(I) ff 1v-21r : Gülşenabad. The poem opens with verses in praise of God, the Prophet Muhammad صلعم, and his House and Companions. This follows a mukaddime, which sets the scene for the main part of the poem (ff 3v-21r), which takes the form of a discourse in questions and answers between various flowers in a garden. The colophon to this section states that this copy was made from a manuscript in the hand of the author dated 986 AH (1578-79 CE) ;

(II) ff 21v-29v : Other poems by Şemsi, including kasideler, münacat, and nefes ;

(III) ff 30r-32v : Suret-i hiççe-yi ilahi, a brief account of the author's spiritual struggles and development, written after the style of travel accounts and memoirs ;

(IV) ff 32v-37v : Suret-i emr-i ilahi-yi Hazret-i Şeyh Şemseddin-i Sivasi, instructions on living a good and religious life, written in the style of a firman or kanunname.

The text contains a single unvan on f 1v.

This manuscript was copied in 1241 AH (1825-26 CE).