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children of poor families. It’s said that he bumps into a
student who hasn’t been coming to lessons a few days
with a valid reason. The student explains to his teacher
the situation he’s in. Hafiz Osman’s reaction is an
unexpected one; he gets off his steed, sits on a rock on
the side and says to the student: “Come, let’s see what
you’ve done for your lessons.”
Hilye-i Sheriff, Showing Sincerity
They say that “What is to be, will be.”. If something
good is going to happen, there are reasons for it to
happen. Something happens; something follows it and
so on. Hafız Osman’s love for religion and the Prophet
has been one of his reasons.
Hilye, which means “a piece of jewelry”, becomes a term
in “Hilye-i Sherriff” and “Hilye-i Nebevî”. Writings that
describe the Prophet’s appearance and manners are called
“Hilye-i Sherriff”. Muslim artists, out of respect, have
refrained from drawing the Prophet’s picture. This has
caused Hilye-i Sherriff’s to be written for people who
haven’t been able to see the Prophet in person. When
the Prophet’s daughter, Hz. Fatima realized that her father
was going to pass away, she was so sad. So our
Prophet said to Hz. Ali (Hz. Fatima’s husband): “Write
my Hilye. Whoever reads it will feel like they’ve seen me.
“The Hilya-i Sharifa, which was designed in the free form and is almost like
a picture, The Sadberk Hanım Museum, the 18th Century.”
Hafiz Osman, who had an extremely humble personality,
did not care for the fame brought from his masterpiece
writings, being a teacher at the palace and
his well known fame; because mastery of calligraphy
wasn’t a goal for him. Calligraphy and his mastery at it
were mediums to take him to the true goal. This knowledge
led him to being interested in Sufism. He went to
Sunbul Efendi’s religion school’s teacher Seyyid Aladdin
Efendi. Both his hand and his heart are cleansed of rust
with the help of the masters at the school.
This religious education raises him even more in the eyes
of the folk. He gets more students, he gets people from
far away visiting to see his work and join his lessons. He
gives two days a week to his students. One day is for
the children of rich families, the other for the talented
The first known Hilye writer was Tirmizi, who wrote
“Şemail-i Nebi”. The first person to introduce Hilye-i
Sherriff with calligraphy was Hafiz Osman Efendi. For
centuries, Hilye’s were small, foldable books; to be carried
in pockets. In 1690, Hafiz Osman made one on a
tablet. Hafiz Osman’s oldest known pocket Hilye-i Sherriff
was written in 1668. It was considered the first Hilye
in history, and is still used today. After this, Hafiz Osman
wrote the Hilye told by Hz. Ali, which says:
“Hz. Ali (may Allah bless him), when explaining the
Prophet’s (may Allah bless him) appearance, he says:
“The Prophet is not too tall, not too short, but medium
height. His hair was neither curly, nor straight, but between
them. He had a round face, white skin, big, black
eyes and long eyelashes. He had big bones and his shoulders
were broad. His chest to his stomach was hairless.
His palms and soles were plump. When he walked,
he walked as calmly as if he was walking downhill.
When he looked to his sides, he turned with his entire
body. Between his shoulders was a “seal of prop-
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