The birth, physical structure, life style and death of the Prophet Muhammad, who is one of the two main sources of the religion of Islam and has been an exemplary for the Muslims from every respect, has been frequently the subject of many types of sira literary works. These works cover a wide variety either in the form of verse or prose. Especially such types of works like mawlid, mi'raciyya and na't in which the fondness and yearning felt for Muhammad, the prophet and hilya which reflects a portrait of him made by every one of his companions from a different angle have taken their place among the different colours of our civilisation. This essay aims at presenting information about "shamail" as it the main source of hilya, hilya itself, the reasons of the birth of hilye and types of hilye. Taking into consideration the fact that there is a considerable number of works about the hilyas in the form of verse and that the hilyas in the form of prose has not enjoyed the same interest, we attached the transribed text of a hilya in the form of prose written by Halil b. Ali el-Kırımî to the end of this article.
Subjects | Creative Arts and Writing |
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Journal Section | Research Articles |
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Publication Date | December 22, 2016 |
Submission Date | March 9, 2017 |
Published in Issue | Year 2016 Issue: 28 |
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