{"product_id":"serh-i-vasiyetname-1896-ottoman-turkish-booklet-mecca-kaaba-islam-muslim","title":"Şerh-i Vasiyetname 1896 Ottoman Turkish Booklet Mecca Kaaba Islam Muslim","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"65\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"20\"\u003eŞerh-i Vasiyetname\u003c\/em\u003e – Constantinople Edition (1314 AH \/ c. 1896)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"262\" data-end=\"999\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(170, 26, 23);\"\u003eDescription:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"278\" data-end=\"281\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"81\" data-end=\"319\"\u003eThis is an Ottoman-era booklet titled \u003cem data-start=\"119\" data-end=\"139\"\u003eŞerh-i Vasiyetname\u003c\/em\u003e, printed in Istanbul around 1314 AH (circa 1896). Written in Ottoman Turkish, it is a religious work belonging to the tradition of widely circulated popular devotional literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"321\" data-end=\"641\"\u003eThe text is generally associated with a figure known as “Şeyh Ahmed,” believed in popular tradition to have been a caretaker of the Prophet Muhammad’s tomb in Medina. The work is an explanatory commentary (\u003cem data-start=\"527\" data-end=\"533\"\u003eşerh\u003c\/em\u003e) on the so-called “Şeyh Ahmed Vasiyetnamesi,” a text that circulated widely among the public for centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"643\" data-end=\"911\"\u003eAt the core of the narrative is a dream vision in which the Prophet Muhammad appears to Şeyh Ahmed and expresses concern over the moral state of the Muslim community. The text conveys themes of spiritual decline, urging believers to return to proper religious conduct.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"913\" data-end=\"1115\"\u003eIt includes warnings about the approaching end of times and emphasizes repentance, moral awareness, and renewed devotion. These elements made the work especially impactful in oral and communal settings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1117\" data-end=\"1340\"\u003eBooks of this type were commonly sold near mosques or by itinerant vendors and were often read aloud in villages and towns, serving both as religious instruction and as a means of strengthening communal faith and awareness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1342\" data-end=\"1558\"\u003eWith its compact format (15.1 x 10.7 cm), this booklet represents a typical example of late Ottoman popular religious print culture and holds value as a collectible reflecting grassroots religious life of the period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"262\" data-end=\"999\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(170, 26, 23);\"\u003eKey Features:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1575\" data-end=\"1606\"\u003e• Title: \u003cem data-start=\"1584\" data-end=\"1604\"\u003eŞerh-i Vasiyetname\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1608\" data-end=\"1638\"\u003e• Date: 1314 AH (circa 1896)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1640\" data-end=\"1674\"\u003e• Place of Publication: Istanbul\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1676\" data-end=\"1705\"\u003e• Language: Ottoman Turkish\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1707\" data-end=\"1753\"\u003e• Format: Religious Booklet (15.1 x 10.7 cm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1755\" data-end=\"1811\"\u003e• Subject: Religious commentary; devotional literature\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1813\" data-end=\"1879\"\u003e• Associated Figure: Şeyh Ahmed (traditionally linked to Medina)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1881\" data-end=\"1945\"\u003e• Content: Dream narrative; moral warnings; call to repentance\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1947\" data-end=\"2005\"\u003e• Themes: Faith; morality; end times; religious devotion\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2007\" data-end=\"2070\"\u003e• Historical Context: Ottoman popular religious print culture\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2072\" data-end=\"2139\"\u003e• Significance: Commentary on a widely circulated devotional text\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2141\" data-end=\"2216\"\u003e• Collector Appeal: Example of Ottoman “folk religious booklet” tradition\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Turkrex Collectables","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49017208373386,"sku":null,"price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0716\/3687\/7450\/files\/1_a17a179b-90c6-4a72-8acc-cc63ac4b2898.jpg?v=1777795263","url":"https:\/\/turkrexcollectables.com\/products\/serh-i-vasiyetname-1896-ottoman-turkish-booklet-mecca-kaaba-islam-muslim","provider":"Turkrex Collectables","version":"1.0","type":"link"}