Tahir Gjakova | |
---|---|
Native name | Tahir efendi Boshnjaku |
Born | Tahir 1770 Lukare, Sanjak of Novi Pazar, Ottoman Empire |
Died | 1850 or 1835 Yakova, Ottoman Empire |
Occupation | Müderris |
Language | Albanian, Arabic, Persian, Turkish |
Citizenship | Ottoman |
Genre | Ottoman poetry |
Literary movement | Bejtexhi |
Notable works | Emni Vehbije |
Tahir Efendi Gjakova (1770–1850 [1] or 1835 [2]), also known as Tahir Efendi Boshnjaku or The Great Efendi ( Albanian: Efendiu i Madh), was an Albanian religious leader of the Yakova region in Kosovo, as well one of the most known Albanian bejtexhi. [2] He lived and served as a clergyman in Yakova. [3] The best known work from him, Emni Vehbije (The Offering) was published with Arabic alphabet in Istanbul in 1835. [2] A reprint of it with Latin alphabet was done in 1907 in Sofia, Bulgaria. [1]
Tahir Efendi is also referred as Tahir Efendi Boshnjaku (the Bosnian) because of his birthplace, the village of
Lukare near
Yeni Pazar, back then part of the
Sanjak of Novi Pazar of the
Bosnia Eyalet of the
Ottoman Empire. He was a scion of the Saraçi clan, part of the
Kastrati tribe. He is also known as the Great Efendi because he was the first
müderris of the Small
Madrasa of Yakova, located in the "Mahmud Pasha" neighborhood. He started the position right after finishing his studies in Istanbul in 1807. He also served as
imam, poet, missionary, and educator.
Tahir Efendi was also a
sheikh of the
Bayramiye order of
Sufism.
[1]
His most known poetic work Emni Vehbije, written in Northwestern
Gheg Albanian. It contains advises and reminders in the context of the Islamic moral laws.
[3] It was finished and published initially in 1835 in Istanbul.
[4] Seventy-two years later (1907), it was published with the Latin alphabet, adapted by müderris Ismail Haxhi Tahir Gjakova. It was publisher by the "Bashkimi" society
[5] and printed in the "Mbrothësia" publishing house of the Albanian activist
Kristo Luarasi. Tahir Efendi wrote poetry also in
Turkish,
Persian, and
Arabic.
[1]
He prefaced his verses with Arabic meters: a form of Raml (Failatun, failatun, failat
[6]), followed by the
basmala,
hamdala, and the "Praise of the Prophet" (Peygamber). A lot of citations from the
Quranic verses and the Prophet's
hadith are invoked as well, providing various effects. A number of his works are lost, while some of the Arabic or Persian verses are discovered in the late decades.
[2] One recently found work of his is Hyda Rabbem (God is my Lord), written in lyrics, in Ottoman language and it dates to 1832. It is kept only in three copies, two of which were copied by Bajram Jusuf Doli, whereas one by Muhamed Tahir Jaka, also from Gjakova.
[7] Also of particular interest is the Yakova dialect of the
Gheg Albanian language he used.
Tahir Gjakova | |
---|---|
Native name | Tahir efendi Boshnjaku |
Born | Tahir 1770 Lukare, Sanjak of Novi Pazar, Ottoman Empire |
Died | 1850 or 1835 Yakova, Ottoman Empire |
Occupation | Müderris |
Language | Albanian, Arabic, Persian, Turkish |
Citizenship | Ottoman |
Genre | Ottoman poetry |
Literary movement | Bejtexhi |
Notable works | Emni Vehbije |
Tahir Efendi Gjakova (1770–1850 [1] or 1835 [2]), also known as Tahir Efendi Boshnjaku or The Great Efendi ( Albanian: Efendiu i Madh), was an Albanian religious leader of the Yakova region in Kosovo, as well one of the most known Albanian bejtexhi. [2] He lived and served as a clergyman in Yakova. [3] The best known work from him, Emni Vehbije (The Offering) was published with Arabic alphabet in Istanbul in 1835. [2] A reprint of it with Latin alphabet was done in 1907 in Sofia, Bulgaria. [1]
Tahir Efendi is also referred as Tahir Efendi Boshnjaku (the Bosnian) because of his birthplace, the village of
Lukare near
Yeni Pazar, back then part of the
Sanjak of Novi Pazar of the
Bosnia Eyalet of the
Ottoman Empire. He was a scion of the Saraçi clan, part of the
Kastrati tribe. He is also known as the Great Efendi because he was the first
müderris of the Small
Madrasa of Yakova, located in the "Mahmud Pasha" neighborhood. He started the position right after finishing his studies in Istanbul in 1807. He also served as
imam, poet, missionary, and educator.
Tahir Efendi was also a
sheikh of the
Bayramiye order of
Sufism.
[1]
His most known poetic work Emni Vehbije, written in Northwestern
Gheg Albanian. It contains advises and reminders in the context of the Islamic moral laws.
[3] It was finished and published initially in 1835 in Istanbul.
[4] Seventy-two years later (1907), it was published with the Latin alphabet, adapted by müderris Ismail Haxhi Tahir Gjakova. It was publisher by the "Bashkimi" society
[5] and printed in the "Mbrothësia" publishing house of the Albanian activist
Kristo Luarasi. Tahir Efendi wrote poetry also in
Turkish,
Persian, and
Arabic.
[1]
He prefaced his verses with Arabic meters: a form of Raml (Failatun, failatun, failat
[6]), followed by the
basmala,
hamdala, and the "Praise of the Prophet" (Peygamber). A lot of citations from the
Quranic verses and the Prophet's
hadith are invoked as well, providing various effects. A number of his works are lost, while some of the Arabic or Persian verses are discovered in the late decades.
[2] One recently found work of his is Hyda Rabbem (God is my Lord), written in lyrics, in Ottoman language and it dates to 1832. It is kept only in three copies, two of which were copied by Bajram Jusuf Doli, whereas one by Muhamed Tahir Jaka, also from Gjakova.
[7] Also of particular interest is the Yakova dialect of the
Gheg Albanian language he used.