This volume contains a collection of fetava by Ebü'l-Fazl Abdullah el-Yenişehirli, who was Şeyh-ül-İslam from 1130 AH (1717-18 CE) until 1143 AH (1730-31 CE). He issued a fetva permitting works on subjects other than fıkıh to be printed. His death occurred at Kanlıca in 1155 AH (1742-43 CE) or 1156 AH (1743-44 CE). According to the listing of Ebü'l-Fazl's found manuscripts of fetava found in Karatay, the current manuscript is contemporary with the earliest work housed in Turkey, known as the Fetava-yi Abdullah Efendi. There are copious marginal notes written by the same hand as the text, to which some additions were subsequently made. A number of fetava have been added on f 233v at a later date. The text contains an illuminated unvan on f 9v, which follows on from a table of contents (ff 3v-8r). Damage from worming can be seen at the corner of the folios on ff 1-53. This manuscript was copied by İbrahim el-Kırımi in 1152 AH (1739-40 CE).
[Behcetü'l-fetava] - [بهجة الفتاوى]
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- Reference
- GB 59 Or 13466
- Dates of Creation
- 1152
- Language of Material
- Turkish
- Physical Description
- 1 text 233 ff Material : Paper. Foliation : European, 233 ff. Dimensions : 280 mm x 155 mm. Ruling : 31 lines. Script : Nestalik. Binding : Original green leather binding with flap.
Scope and Content
Access Information
Not Public Record(s)
Unrestricted
Acquisition Information
Purchased by the British Library from M. Z. Irani in September 1973.