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 28
are similar to pilgrim clothes. The sultan, in response, holds his teachers quill. They become such good friends that one day, during his lesson; Sultan Mustafa III can’t stop himself from saying: “There will never be a General Kazasker Mustafa Izzet’s 123x85 cm Hilye-i Sheriff, written in 1876 calligrapher like Hafiz Osman.”. The master calligrapher humbly says: “If there are Sultans who hold their teachers quills, like you, there will be many more Hafiz Osman’s, my Sultan. 29
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