GENERAL VIEW UPON THE OPUS OF HASAN KAFI PRUŠČAK (AL-AKHISARI) Cover Image

OPĆI POGLED NA OPUS HASANA KAFIJA PRUŠČAKA
GENERAL VIEW UPON THE OPUS OF HASAN KAFI PRUŠČAK (AL-AKHISARI)

Author(s): Almir Fatić
Subject(s): Cultural history, Bosnian Literature, 16th Century, 17th Century
Published by: Rijaset Islamske zajednice u Bosni i Hercegovini
Keywords: Hasan Kafi Pruščak; written legacy; Bosnian ‘alim;

Summary/Abstract: The subject of this article is a concise review and interpretation of relevance, significance and range of the legacy of Hasan Kafi. Basic ideas regarding Kafi’s work are presented in the text titled “Hasan Kafi Pruščak (1544.-1615.) – four hundred years after” published in the Official Gazette of Riyasat, vol. LXXXVII., 2015., here are elaborated and substantiated with arguments. This article also refers to earlier research works that are accountable for credible and authentic presentation of Hasan Kafi Pruščak and his work. Even though some of his works are yet not found, the opus of Hasan Kafi Pruščak (1544–1615) “the pioneer of Arabic and Islamic studies in Bosnia and Herzegovina” (Nakičević), has been to a great extent discovered, presented, translated and critically evaluated in Bosnian as well as in other languages.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 64
  • Page Range: 13-17
  • Page Count: 5
  • Language: Bosnian