Background
Having lost his mother and later his father at an early age, İbrahim Hakkı was raised by his uncle who educated him for a while.
Having lost his mother and later his father at an early age, İbrahim Hakkı was raised by his uncle who educated him for a while.
He was a Turkish Sufi philosopher and encyclopedist. He met the Ottoman Sultan Mahmut I at Istanbul in 1747. He returned to Erzurum, and was continuously interested in religious and scientific matters.
Having written fifteen books in the Manzum and regular styles, and a great number of Turkish, Arabic, and Persian amongst İbrahim Hakkı"s most important works are the Divan and Marifetname.
Completed in 1757, the book was written in the language of the layman. According to the author, it was compiled from 400 books
lieutenant is a first in the explanation of observational astronomy of the solar system by a scholar in a book He died in Aydinlar/Tillo of Siirt Province.
Core to Erzurumi"s philosophy is that self-examination is absolutely necessary as part of the process of discovery of Allah: "Allah has revealed in His Divine Books, and has sent His prophets as guides to help lead us back to heedfulness.
Only those who are able to wake up and rediscover that which is holy within themselves, can come close to our Creator, which is perfection." He is widely quoted for saying, "If we take a step towards Allah, He will come running to meet us." Which is derived from a hadith qudsi.