17. yuzyilin onde gelen Osmanli gezgini Evliya Celebi'nin dogum yildonumu (25 Mart 1611)
"Ben saskina donup uykudan uyandim. Acaba bu bir ruya midir, gercek midir, yoksa dogru ruya midir diye dusunup ferahlik ve gonul acikligi duydum. Sonra temiz abdest alip sabah namazini kildiktan sonra Istanbul'dan Kasimpasa'ya gecip tabirci Ibrahim Efendi'ye ruyami tabir ettirdim. 'Cihani gezen bir seyyah olup isin hayirla sona varir ve Hazretin sefaati ile Cennete girersin' diye mujdeledi. Oradan Kasimpasa Mevlevihanesi Seyhi Abdullah Dede'ye varip elini operek, ruyami ona da tabir ettirdim: 'On Iki Imam'in elini opmussun. Dunyada himmet sahibi olursun. Asere-i Mubessere'nin ellerini opmussun; Cennete girersin. Dort Halifenin ellerini opmussun; dunyada butun padisahlarin sohbetleriyle seref bulup has nedimleri olursun. Mademki Hazreti Peygamber'in yuzunu gorup mubarek elini operek hayirduasini almissin, iki dunyada saadete erersin. Sa'd ibni Ebî Vakkâs'in ogudu ile once bizim Istanbulcagizi yazmaya himmet edip butun gayretini sarfeyle' diye yedi cilt muteber tarih ihsan buyurup: 'Yuru! isin rast gelir' diye hayirdua etti."
"Waking from the sleep of comfort, I was in a quandary, uncertain whether it was a dream or reality or a true vision. As I pondered, my mind was at ease and my heart filled with joy. At dawn I performed my ablution and the morning prayer, then crossed over from Istanbul to Kasimpasa and consulted the interpreter of dreams, Ibrahim Efendi, who gave these good tidings, ‘You will be a globe trotter and world traveller. Your journey will be sealed with a good ending. You will be admitted into paradise by the intercession of the Prophet.’ Next, I went to Abdullah Dede, the sheikh of the Mevlevi convent in Kasimpasa. I kissed his hand and again related my vision. He told me, ‘Since you have kissed the hands of the twelve Imams, you will be a champion in this world. Since you have kissed the hands of the Ten Promised Paradise, you will enter paradise. Since you have kissed the hands of the first four caliphs, you will have the honour of conversing with all the padishahs in the world and will be their boon companion. Since you have beheld the beauty of the Prophet, kissed his hand, and received his blessing, you will attain happiness in both worlds. Following the counsel of Sa‘d ibn Abi Waqqas, do your utmost to chronicle our dear Istanbul; then you will surely obtain the lot that is decreed for you, in accordance with the dictum, What is destined will happen.’ He gave me seven rare and valuable books of chronicles and said, ‘Go forth, may your affair come out right."
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