The Mevlidi Sherif (Wisdom of the East Series). Translated by F. Lyman MacCallum.

Paperback. Foolscap 8vo. (17,5 x 12,5 cm). In English. 41, [3] p., musical scores of Mawlid. The Mevlidi Sherif (Wisdom of the East Series). Translated by F. Lyman MacCallum. Süleyman Çelebi, also called Süleyman Of Bursa, one of the most famous early poets of Anatolia. Süleyman appears to have been the son of an Ottoman minister, Ahmed Pasa, who served in the court of Sultan Murad I. Süleyman became a leader of the Khalwatîyah dervish order and then imam (religious leader) to the court of the Ottoman sultan Bayezid I (1389-1402). After Bayezid's death, Süleyman took the position of imam in a mosque in Bursa. Süleyman's most famous and only surviving work is the great religious poem Mevlûd-i Nebi, or Mevlûd-i Peygamberi. The Mevlûd, as it is more commonly called, tells the story of the Prophet Mu?ammad's birth, life, and death; his miracles; and his journey to heaven. Written in simple 15th-century Ottoman Turkish style, it is a work inspired with religious fervour and is often recited at religious ceremonies, particularly funerals in present Turkey. It is chanted during the celebrations of the Prophet's birthday. (Britannica). "In he days of Tamerlane (at the end of the 14th century) Chelebi was one of the royal chaplains of Sultan Beyazid the Thunderbolt. When amerlane overthrew Beyazid, Süleyman found refuge as chief-priest of the Great Mosque at Bursa. Therehe composed the 'The birth-song of the Prophet' to confute a teaching that Muhammed was no greater than other prophets. The poem survives after 500 years and is much loved by the people of Turkey. It is recited at times of thanksgiving and sorrow and on many special occasions. An authority on Turkey said recently: "No one can know what Muhammed means to a Turk unless he is familiar this poem.". The Wisdom of the EEast Series has a definite object. It is planned, by means of the best Oriental literature-its wisdom, philosophy, poetry, and ideals- to bring together West and East in a spirit of mutual sympathy, goodwill, and understanding. From India, China, Japan, Persia, Arabia, Palestine, and Egypt these words of wisdom have been gathered.