Thoughts on the Introduction of al-Shaqāʾiq al-Nuʿmāniyya

Abstract

Biographical dictionaries are indispensable sources of cultural history studies. The work of Taşköprülüzâde (d. 968/1561), one of the sixteenth-century Ottoman scholars, better known as Al-Shaqāʾiq, also forms the basis of the Ottoman biographical dictionary culture. While the biographical dictionaries are mainly taken into account with their content in the studies, this study will focus on the narrative itself. However, it should be noted that this will be limited only to the introduction of al-Shaqāʾiq. This article will analyze the communication language that the author establishes with the reader through certain terminologies. The article will also discuss what kind of contribution the individuals involved in the orthography process have had to produce the work.