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You Are My Lord, If I Have Any Fame,
It’s Thanks To You
Hafiz Osman explains in an Arabic document, in “nesih”
calligraphy, the path that leads him to this, Sheyh
Hamdullah’s help on this path. The original document,
which is in Topkapi Palace, says:
“He who reads my writing carefully and fairly, may
Allah’s mercy be with you! Know that I, haven’t reached
Hamdullah’s level, who has reached a holy level. I
could not go to him to learn his style from him. I didn’t
have the chance to get his education, either. But I took
some of his nice verses and thought about them. After
that, I felt that I had to adapt his work. I worked day
and night, and with the help of Allah, I reached this level.
I pray to Allah to let me get to higher levels with
heartiness. Because my work was when I was young.
Now is, without a doubt, the time to move forward.
A page of a Hilye album with a rose tezhip on it, belonging to the Sadberk Hanim Museum
he turned to Seyyid Ismail Efendi, who was also called
“Nefeszâde” for more writing lessons. Seyyid Ismail
Efendi was a member of Sheyh Hamdullah’s aklâm-i
sitte school and was of equal rank with him. He accepts
Osman Efendi as a student, and starts from
scratch, teaching him the letters first. Osman Efendi
showed no arrogance, and did his lessons without
complaint, starting from the alphabet. He gets used
to writing pretty quickly, and eventually gets used to
Sheyh Hamdullah’s writing style down to the last detail.
With this talent, he copies the Sheyh’s Qur’an style
and his mastery of the art is even more visible. But,
knowing Hamdullah’s writing style wasn’t enough for
Hafiz Osman. He was in search of new styles and untouched
beauties. In 1679, his writing shows visible
difference. Aklâm-i Sitte shows an unmatched beauty.
The Least Deserving of His Name and The
Weakest Believer of Allah, Hafiz Osman”
In calligraphy, it’s important for the hand to get used to
writing. Afterwards, you must keep your hand fit through
constant practice. Master Calligraphers spend almost
every day writing so they don’t lose their skill and
their hands don’t get cross with them. Hafiz Osman
would doodle whenever he had the time. At those times,
getting to Hicaz from Ottoman soil took weeks,
maybe even months. In 1676, Hafiz Osman intended
to become a pilgrim. The trip took him two years. However
good he may be, a calligrapher who spends this
much time without writing will have his talents waste
away. Since Hafiz Osman knew this, he took his quill
and ink with him and wrote a few pages whenever
he was free. There are even writings he wrote in Arafat.
Becoming The Sultan of The World
is a Fruitless Effort
The word literature (Edebiyat in Arabic) comes from
the word “edeb”, which means manners. Although
the poet puts words in a line, like beads on a rosary,
he is always humble, and always should be. He knows
that it is Allah who gave him this talent in poetry. Also
literature sets a good and valid example for other arts.
Hafiz Osman was one of the best examples of this.Hafiz
Osman, who’s fame reached all the way to the palace,
was hired to give calligraphy lessons to Sultan
Mustafa II and his brother Ahmed III. In the palace,
while giving the sultan lessons, he wears clothes that
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