Naw'i Efendi

Yahya b. Ali b. Nasuh al-Rumi (1533-1599), known more famously as Naw'i Efendi, was a prominent Sunni Hanafi-Maturidi He is considered one of the most important Ottoman poets of his century

Theology Naw'i Efendi was a scholar in the tradition of Akbari Sufi tradition, and wrote Akbari theological works. His other writings included an epistle listing the differences between the Ash'ari and Maturidi schools of Islamic creed.

Works Tercüme-i Hadîs-i Erbaîn Hasb-i Hal Keşfü'l-hicâb min vechi'l-kitâb Netâyicü'l-fünûn ve mehâsinü'l-mutûn Nevâ-yı Uşşâk Faslun fî virtueti'l-işk Fezâilü'l-vüzerâ and hasâilü'l-ümerâ Risâle-i Şikâyet-i Rûzigâr Tercüme-i Münşeât-ı Hâce-i Cihân Gul-i Sad-berg