Buyruks

The book Buyruk ( followed by Old Turkish Uy = 1 adjust, (be - ) 2 occur, assume ) means in the broader sense rules.

Content

The book is a collection of the beliefs, rules and recitation of the value system in Alevism.

In addition, it also issues such as ' Musahiplik ' ( elective affinity ), and other areas of Alevism to be addressed, complemented everything through stories and poems, including Haci Bektas Veli from.

The Buyruk containing moral admonitions, instructions for performing religious ceremonies, conventions on the obligations of individuals and events of early Islamic history.

Furthermore, there are countless " nefes " ( breath), between the 13th and 17th centuries wrote poems significant Alevi poets such as Yunus Emre, chess Ismail (also known as " Hatayi " ), Pir Sultan Abdal or Kaygusuz Abdal.

You can also refer Alevi practices and values ​​, both the Buyruks and the Nefes are written without exception even in Turkish.

History

There are many different ' Buyruk ', the collection of content has been designed by the authors, but there are also de facto as ' holy ' respected versions of this religious collection, as one distinguished earlier between the ' Great Buyruk ' of Seyh Safi and the ' small Buyruk ', also known as " Imam Ja'far Sadik - Buyrugu ".

The Alevis cultivated a strict confidentiality Code and protected themselves categorically from the outside world. Today, there are Alevi catechisms ( buyruk ) that are in the possession of ocak members ( Holy Family ) and were accessible only through extensive inquiries of science. To date, they are not fully deciphered, but have been isolated instances before, mainly handwritten low legacies from different regions of Anatolia, the oldest writing in the 6th Imam Jafar Sadiq ( Imam Cafer Buyrugu ) is returned.

There are several buyruk in circulation, the authenticity of which is undoubtedly due largely of content match. Since there is no canonical unit and no central instance in Alevism, the existence of other sources is very likely.

Basically, it can be assumed that the Imam Cafer Buyrugu has been all other catechisms with his remarks to the creation of the world, the divine light in Ali and the rules of religious initiation, basis.