Re-examination of Katip Çelebî's “Ahsan al hadiyyah bi Sharh Ar-Rislalah al- Mohammadiyyah

Abstract

In this study, the work of Kâtip Çelebî (d. 1067/1657) named “Ahsenu'l-Hediyye”, which was previously verified by another researcher, was re-examined. When this editorial is examined, it has been found that there are incorrect words that will change the meaning. In order to confirm this, the manuscript copy that was taken as a basis in the study of the work was requested from the Library and compared with the first publication. It has been determined that 98 of the 3607 words in the manuscript were falsified and the authenticated text was created. These distortions, which correspond to a high rate of 3.5%, are undoubtedly not at an acceptable level. In this article, the work has been re-examined; A more robust text was created and presented to the use of researchers.