Yunus Emre
Yunus Emre was a 13 th century Turkish poet and mystic,
who had an immense influence on Turkish literature.
He was the leading representative of mysticism in Anatolia.
In the 13th century, the Islamic mystic (sufi) literature
reached to its zenith and Yunus Emre became
one of the most distinguished poets by his simple and pure style
and his ability to easily describe even the most difficult mystic concepts
in a few simple sentences.
He is still a popular figure in a group of countries located on
a broad geography from Azerbaijan to Balkans.
His poems, written by using traditional methods of Anatolian
folk poetry , are mainly about the divine love and human
destiny.
"We love the created
For the Creator's sake."
For those who trully love God and his ways
All the people of the world are brothers.
We regard no one's religion as contrary to ours,
True love is born when all faiths are united as a whole
You better seek God right in your own heart
He is neither in the Holy Land nor in Mecca
who had an immense influence on Turkish literature.
He was the leading representative of mysticism in Anatolia.
In the 13th century, the Islamic mystic (sufi) literature
reached to its zenith and Yunus Emre became
one of the most distinguished poets by his simple and pure style
and his ability to easily describe even the most difficult mystic concepts
in a few simple sentences.
He is still a popular figure in a group of countries located on
a broad geography from Azerbaijan to Balkans.
His poems, written by using traditional methods of Anatolian
folk poetry , are mainly about the divine love and human
destiny.
"We love the created
For the Creator's sake."
For those who trully love God and his ways
All the people of the world are brothers.
We regard no one's religion as contrary to ours,
True love is born when all faiths are united as a whole
You better seek God right in your own heart
He is neither in the Holy Land nor in Mecca