Seyyid Muhammed Ali Riza and His Mevlid

Abstract

In the dictionaries, the word mevlid means place and time of birth which refers to the place and time where Prophet Muhammad was born particularly. As a literary term mevlid is a piece written about the birth, the mirades that took place in the birth, the life, the physical-moral qualities, and the decease of Prophet Muhammad. In the beginning mevlid was written as a part of the siyer (life of Prophet Muhammad) literaute which gained an independent meaning over time. Especially with esteem of Suleyman Celebi's Mevlid, many mevlid texts were written. One of these writings which was written by Seyyid Muhammad Ali Riza, amongst the 20th century poets was discussed in our work. The only known manuscript of this Mevlid is recorded in Suleymaniye Library, Manuscript Donations Collection No. 7161/1. In our study, after giving some information about mevlid, the mevlid text entitled Meylud-i Seycli was examined in terms of form and evaluated in terms of content. The author was introduced with the available information, and finally, transcript of the mentioned copy was prepared.