Research Article

THE PLACE OF THE DREAMS HE SAW AND INTERPRETTED BY JOSEPH IN THE HOLY BOOKS IN THE MESNEVI YUSUF AND ZULEYHA OF TAŞLICALI YAHYA

ABSTRACT

The motif of dream and interpretation of dreams are of utmost importance in the religion of Islam. The surah of Yusuf has a special regard when considering the motif of dream in the Quran. In our study, theoretical information on the motif of dream and anecdote is given in the first place.Then, the dreams of the Prophet Yusuf in the Mesnevi of Joseph and Zuleika (Yusuf u Züleyha) of Taşlıcalı Yahya, one of the renown poets of the 16th Century narrated by Prof. Dr. Mehmet Kanar, narrated to and interpreted by Joseph (Yusuf) have been explained in the study and moreover, the existence of such dreams and interpretations thereof in the Surah of Yusuf in the Quran and the Torah has been examined.

Keywords

Mesnevi of Yusuf u Züleyha of Taşlıcalı Yahya motif of dream Surah of Yusuf