Abstract
Devriyyes of Oglan Sheikh İbrâhim Efendi in His Divan
Devr as a mystical term is a theory which explains the
being coming from Hakk and its return to Hakk. According
to this theory, the divine being separated from the absolute
being returns to the original by passing through a number
of stages called the descent and ascension. In literature, the
works that take up this journey of divine existence are
called devriyyes. This article, which is a part of our work
which we have done for the first time in the Turkish
Literature with the name of the "Poetic Devriyyes in
Turkish Literature" studies the devriyyes of Oglan Sheikh
İbrâhim Efendi who has a different place from other poets
before him in terms of the number and the content of the
devriyyes he wrote. In this article, the texts of the Oglan
Sheikh İbrâhim Efendi's devriyyes are given and their
general stylistic features are emphasized. His devriyyes are
important in a way to not only to present his literary
personality but also their wording and style had influence
on a lot of poets.
Keywords
İslamic mysticism, devr, devriyye, Oglan Sheikh İbrâhim Efendi.