Galib Mehmed Esad Dede, known as Sheikh Galib (born 1757 – 3 January 1798), was a Turkish poet of divan literature, mystic.
Biography
His real name is Mehmed. He used the pseudonym ''Es'ad'' given by his teacher ''Hodja Neş'et'', from whom he learned a lot by participating in literary conversations, until 1784 (Ergun 1932: 7), and then he took the pseudonym Gâlib. He was appointed as the sheik of the Galata Mevlevi Lodge on 9 June 1791. Galib Mehmed Esad Dede, who died in 1798, was buried in the tomb in the courtyard.
[Dayıoğlu, Server; P. 59]
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Divan
A divan or diwan ( fa, دیوان, ''dīvān''; from Sumerian ''dub'', clay tablet) was a high government ministry in various Islamic states, or its chief official (see ''dewan'').
Etymology
The word, recorded in English since 1586, meanin ...
(Şiirler)
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Hüsn ü Aşk
''Hüsn ü Aşk'' (literally: ''Beauty and Love'') is the magnum opus of Turkish Mevlevî poet . ''Hüsn ü Aşk'' consists of 2101 verses and is an allegory of major themes in Sufi Islam.
''Hüsn ü Aşk'' tells the tale of two lovers, ''Hü ...
''(Güzellik ve Aşk)''
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Şerh-i Cezîre-i Mesnevî
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Es-Sohbetü's-Sâfiyye
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Zübde-i alem
References
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Divan poets of the Ottoman Empire