Collection of manuscripts and the libraries the area of Gradačac
Abstract
This paper discusses the most important collections of manuscripts and libraries in the area of Gradačac. The paper is divided into the following chaptera:
I Gradačac as the cultural-religious-historical center
- Geographical facts about Gradačac
- Rise and fali throughout the history of wars with Austria
- Religious position in the period of Turkish history
a) Religious buildings: mosques, medresas and mektebs
b) Islamic determinants in the aspirations of Captain Murat and his brother Captain Husein, as well as the Gradašćević family in general
- Vakuf property in the Service of Islamic education
II Manuscripts and collection of manuscripts in the ares of Gradačac
- The most important manuscripts, their scribes and vakifs - published manuscripts - unpublished manuscripts
- Collection of manuscripts in the local Museum in Gradačac (collections of the Pekarićs, Gradaščevićs, of the „Svirac“ medresa, „Husejnijje“mosque, collection of works of the author of this paper).
- basic subjects of the manuscripts
III Captain Murat’s and hadži Bećir-bey ’ s library
- Education of Captain Murat and his correspondence with the qadi from Gračanica regarding religious education
- Significance of Captain Murat’s medresa and his library for the relig- ious education of Muslims of his time
- Dedication on a vakuf - manuscript from Bećir-bey’s library
- The fate of these books and their real value today
- Possibilities for the adaptation of Captain Murat’s library in his va- kuf-medresa in Gradačac
IV Kutubhana of Šerifović Fadil-paša
- Inscription on the kutubhana near the Husejnijja in Gradačac
- Who was Fadil-paša Šerifović?
- Fadil-paša’s Divan as his literary and religious manifestation
- Kutubhana today as the hali used for religious education of the young, and recently the religious education of the adults
V Ahmed Hilmi ef. Svirac - educator of his time
- Family tree and education
- Ahmed ef. as the owner of the collection of manuscripts
- Library of Ahmed efendija
- Travelbook on the Hadj
VI Library of the medresa ,,Svirac“
- Book register of the Svirac library
- Qur’anic values
- Interpreter of the Qur’an for the needs of pupils and muderises and the most important tefsir collections
- The science of hadis and its importance in the explanation of the Qur’an
- The akaid characteristics of the library
- Fikh - the realization of religious regulations
- Ahlak and vaz as the moral factor
- Summary of the most important work: Razi’s Tefsir
- Possibilities for the restoration of this library in new conditions, ac- cording to new ideas and new needs
VII Other private libraries
- Imams enthusiasts and their contribution to the preservation of the li- brary holdings of:
a) the legacy of Hadži Hafiz ef. Hodžić in Gazi Husrev-bey ’s library
b) the library of Muhamed-bey Gradaščević
c) the library of H. Sulejman ef. Pekarić
VIII Closing word
- Importance of this material for the needs of the Islamic Community in Gradačac
- Efforts of the Committee of the Islamic Community on the preservation of the books and the efforts in enlarging the library holdings by buying the library of the late Čokić
- Obligations towards Islam and History