Niyazi Misri

Niyâzî-i Mısrî's real name is Mehmed and he was born on March 9, 1618, in the town of Aspozi, now called Soğanlı, in Malatya. His father is Sogancizâde Ali Chelebi al-Nakshibandiyya, an as his name suggests, his father was a member of the Nakshibandi sect and therefore Niyazi Misri was born and raised in a Sufi environment. Niyâzî and Mısrî are their pseudonyms. His pseudonym Mısrî is because he received his education in Egypt. He was educated in various madrasahs and developed his knowledge of Sufism in different places. In 1655, he received the caliphate from the sheikh of Halveti, Sinan-ı Ümmî, and was graduated in guidance. He died at dawn on a Wednesday in 1694 on the island of Lemnos, where he was exiled by the Ottoman sultan, and was buried in his tomb on the same island. He has more than ten volumes of works in Turkish and Arabic, both in verse and prose.

Niyazi Misri was also an important poet whose poems were composed and sung as hymns in Sufi circles. Like Yunus Emre, Niyazî Misrî was able to express subtle mystical insights using very simple language.

• Divân • Tuhfetü'l-uşşâk • Süleymaniye Küt. Reşid Ef. 1218 numaradaki mecmua. • Mecmua-i Kelimât-ı Kudsiyye • Risâle fi’t-tasavvuf • Risâle-i Devriyye • Ta‘bîrâtü’l-vâkıât • Risâle‐i Devriyye • Risâle‐i Es’ile ve Ecvibe‐i Mutasavvufâne • Risâle‐i Eşrâtü's‐Sâat • Tabirnâme • Risâle‐i Haseneyn • Risâle‐i Hızriyye • Risâle‐i Arşiyye • Vahdetnâme • Risâle‐i İade • Risâle‐i Nokta • Akîdetü’l‐Mısrî • Risale fî Devrân‐ı Sofiye • Etvâr‐ı Seb’a • Şerh‐i Esmâ‐i Hüsnâ • Şerh‐i Nutk‐ı Yûnus Emre

• Mevâidü’l‐irfân • Devre‐i Arşiyye • Tesbî‐i Kasîde‐i Bür’e (Bürde) • Tefsîr‐i Fâtihatü’l‐Kitâb • Mecâlis