Journal of Karatay Social Research

Abstract

Nasîhatnâme is a type of work that guides people to be virtuous and moral by teaching them the good, the right, positive attitudes, and behaviours. Such works generally take their source from religious sources such as the Quran and hadith. What prompted the authors to write works on this subject are the verses and hadiths that emphasize that Islam is a religion of advice. In our literature, nasîhatnâme developed through translations from Persian. The first nasîhatnâme began to be seen in Turkish literature from the 11th century onwards. In the 13th century, it begins to develop. The number of these works continued to increase after the 16th century. One of the authors known for his nasîhatnâme in Turkish literature is Mustafa Safi Efendi, who lived in the 18th century. Safi has a long nasîhatnâme titled “Gülşen-i Pend”. In addition, he also has a short nasîhatnâme written in the form of terci-i bent. In this article, this work is examined in terms of moral and religious values. In the work titled Nasihatname-i Safî, values such as honesty, modesty, philanthropy, holding one's tongue, opinion, mercy, justice, generosity, dignity, good-temperedness, coaxing, getting along well, and working for knowledge were discussed. In addition to these, religious values were also used extensively. In this article, values are categorised according to their subjects. While categorising, values that are close to each other and values that are opposite to each other are included under the same heading. Because the messages intended to be delivered by these are similar. Under each heading or in paragraphs, Safi's approach to the relevant value was explained based on couplets.