During the month of Rabi al-Awwal, the Holy Prophet (may Peace and Blessings be upon him) received word that Bedouins of the Bali and Quda’a tribes were gathering and stealing the herds that belonged to the people of Medina in the Wadi al-Qura (area between Medina and Syria). The tribesmen were attempting to push back the growing [...]
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There are a number of views expressed by European travel writers on the Ottomans and the Ottoman territories. For example, a 16th century travel writer named Peter Gyllius, often cited by Edward Gibbon and other European historians of the late 18th and 19th centuries, is critical and negative toward the Ottoman capital of Istanbul. Today [...]
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Posted in Biographies, Culture, History, Music, Ottomans, Poetry, Religion, tagged Murad, Murat, Sultan on March 20, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Uyan ey gözlerim gafletten uyan
Awake, mine eyes, from heedlessness!
Uyan uykusu çok gözlerim uyan
From your drowsiness, awake!
Azrail’in kasdı canadır inan…
Know that the Angel of Death seeks your soul…
Seherde uyanırlar cumle kuslar
At sunrise the birds waken with a tumult
Dillü dillerince tesbihe başlar
Touching the heart with their tongues, they begin to pray
Tevhid eyler dağlar taşlar ağaçlar
Mountains, stones, trees—all [...]
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