General Abdurrahman Aygun (1878–1943)’s Analysis on The Gospel of Barnaba

GENERAL ABDURRAHMAN AYGÜN (1878–1943)’ÜN BARNABA İNCİLİ’Nİ TAHLİLİ

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General Abdurrahman Aygun (1878–1943)’s Analysis on The Gospel of Barnaba(Military) General Hacı (Pilgrim) Hafız (Quranic Reciter) Sir Abd alRahman, originally a military author/writer-person was born in 29.12.1878 in the city of Mudania and lived in the last ages of the Ottoman Empire. He was specialized in the field of Cartography and Astronomy.Mr. Abd al-Rahman got ‘Aygun’ as a last name and (besides these are) he was an officer in the Bursa Ulu Cami (=The Biggest Mosque) Library. He died in Istanbul in 09.05.1943 and was buried at Zincirlikuyu Cemetery.He possesses approximately 55 unpublished manuscripts and translated boks and hundreds of articles. Among them are: al-Musâhabât al-Falakiyya fi’l-Isharat alQur’aniyya, Articles, History of the Turkish Cartography, Guide of Triangulation, Accounts Lambert for Turkey, Terms of the Heaven and the Hell, and The Gospel of the Barnabas and Heralded About Prophet Muhammad (pbuh).The Gospel of Barnabas was first translated at the beginning of the 20th century by Dr. Khalil Saade into Arabic and Muhammad Rashid Rida added an

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ÖZAsker kökenli yazar General Hacı Hafız Abdurrahman Bey, 29.12.1878 tarihindeMudanya’da doğmuş ve Osmanlıların son döneminde yetişmiş, özellikleHarita ve Astronomi alanlarında uzman olan bir bilim adamıdır.Bilahare Aygün soyadını alan Abdurrahman Efendi, Bursa Ulu Cami Kütüphanesimemurluğunda da bulunmuş olup 09.05.1943 tarihinde İstanbul’da vefatetmiş ve Zincirlikuyu Mezarlığı’na defnedilmiştir.Çoğu basılmamış 55 kadar telif ve tercüme kitap ile yüzlerce makale sahibiolan yazarın en önemli eserleri arasında şunlar zikredilebilir: el-Musâhabâtü’l-Felekiyye fi’l-İşârâti’l-Kur’âniyye, Makâlât, Türk Haritacılık Tarihi, NirengiRehberi, Türkiye İçin Lambert Hesapları, Cennet ve Cehennem Mefhumları ileBarnaba İncili ve Hazret-i Muhammed Aleyhi’s-Selâm Hakkındaki Tebşîrâtı.Barnaba İncili, 20. yüzyılın başlarında Mısır’da Dr. Halil Seâde tarafındanArapçaya çevrilmiş ve esere bir de mukaddime eklenerek Muhammed Reşid Rızatarafından yayımlanmıştır.****Abdurrahman Aygün, hâlen el yazması durumda bulunan bir makalesine iştebu kitabı konu edinmiş ve onu iki kısma ayırarak incelemiştir. Birinci kısımda;Barnaba’nın kişiliğinden, Hıristiyan teolojisi ile kutsal metinlerinin oluşturulmaserüveninden ve bu süreçte yaşanan birtakım talihsiz olaylardan, Barnabaİncili’nin nasıl ele geçirildiğinden ve bu kitaba karşı Hıristiyan âleminde meydanagelen reaksiyonlardan bahsedilmektedir. İkinci kısım ise Barnaba İncili’ndePeygamber Efendimizi müjdeleyen açık ve kapalı bazı ayetleri içermektedir.En sonunda müellif, çok kısa bir değerlendirme yaparak çalışmasını bitirmektedir.Anahtar Kelimeler: İncil, Barnaba, İznik Konsili, Hıristiyanlık, Hz. Muhammed,Kur’an, Peygamberlik.ABSTRACTGeneral Abdurrahman Aygun (1878–1943)’s Analysis on The Gospel ofBarnaba(Military) General Hacı (Pilgrim) Hafız (Quranic Reciter) Sir Abd al-Rahman, originally a military author/writer-person was born in 29.12.1878 inthe city of Mudania and lived in the last ages of the Ottoman Empire. He wasspecialized in the field of Cartography and Astronomy.Mr. Abd al-Rahman got ‘Aygun’ as a last name and (besides these are) he wasan officer in the Bursa Ulu Cami (=The Biggest Mosque) Library. He died inIstanbul in 09.05.1943 and was buried at Zincirlikuyu Cemetery.He possesses approximately 55 unpublished manuscripts and translated boks andhundreds of articles. Among them are: al-Musâhabât al-Falakiyya fi’l-Isharat al-Qur’aniyya, Articles, History of the Turkish Cartography, Guide of Triangulation,Accounts Lambert for Turkey, Terms of the Heaven and the Hell, and The Gospelof the Barnabas and Heralded About Prophet Muhammad (pbuh).The Gospel of Barnabas was first translated at the beginning of the 20th centuryby Dr. Khalil Saade into Arabic and Muhammad Rashid Rida added anintroduction to it.Abdurrahman Aygun discussed the above mentioned book in his article currentlyexisting in a manuscript which is divided into two parts. In the first part;the personality of Barnabas is mentioned, the process regarding the compilation ofthe gospel and the Christian theology, and the unfortunate events involved withit. It also includes the discovery of the Gospel of Barnabas and how the Christiancommunity reacted to it. The second part involves either explicit or implicit versesconcerning with the prophecy of the Prophet Muhammad. Finally, the authorconcludes his work making a summary assessment.Keywords: Gospel, Barnabas, the Council of Nicaea, Christianity, Prophet Muhammad, Quran, Prophethood.

Keywords: İncil, Barnaba, İznik Konsili, Hıristiyanlık, Hz. Muhammed, Kur’an, Peygamberlik