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THE TAESCHNER COLLECTION (Or. 12.387, cont.)

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(3) ff. 25b-29b A collection of thirty-nine traditions (words spoken by the Prophet, hadith) in Arabic, followed by a paraphrase in Turkish quatrians with the rhyme pattern abcb. Begins (25b): £ b j £U*JI tJL*tl * aj I a~ hi j >.. > II f> * a ,1 aII r a IS ,15 aV «I ,*1 Ends (29b): ajLuma a)*I ftilij &L» * Ijj 3 (4) ff. 30a-91a DMn A collection of poems. It consists of a kaside in praise of Sultan Mahmüd [I, ruled 1143/1730-1168/1754] (30a-b); four kasides in praise of the former grand vizier, Ibrahim Pa§a (30b-38a); two ‘idiye kaside s in praise of the same (38a-40b); two kasides in praise of the kapudan Mustafa Pa§a (40b-43a); a kaside in praise of the kethiida ibrahlm Pa§a (43a-44b); a kaside given to Heklmba§izade ‘All Pa§a upon his return from Sivas and Gence (44b-45a); a kaside offered to him when he was appointed commander of the Persian campaign (45ab); a kaside in praise of the former grand vizier, Ibrahim Pa§a (45b-48a); a kaside in praise of the defterd&r-i ewel ‘All Beg ‘izzet (48b-50a); an ‘idiye kaside for the same (50b- 52a); a kaside in praise of the muhdfiz of Baghdad, Ahmed Pa§a (52a-54a); a