Occupation Poet, and translator Children Mehdi Frasheri Role Poet | Name Naim Frasheri | |
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Relatives Literary movement Albanian National Awakening Siblings Abdyl Frasheri, Sami Frasheri Similar People Abdyl Frasheri, Sami Frasheri, Lasgush Poradeci, Andon Zako Cajupi, Midhat Frasheri | ||
Jolanda lila spirituality in naim frasheri poems
Naim Frashëri (25 May 1846 – 20 October 1900) was an Albanian poet and writer. He was one of the most prominent figures of the Albanian National Awakening (Albanian: Rilindja Kombëtare) of the 19th century, together with his two brothers Sami and Abdyl. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Albania. He authored 22 works.
Contents
- Jolanda lila spirituality in naim frasheri poems
- Fjalet e qiririt naim frasheri poezi
- Early life and career
- Family
- Influence and Recognition
- Bagti e Bujqsi
- Fjalt e Qiririt
- Works
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- References
Fjalet e qiririt naim frasheri poezi
Early life and career
Naim Frashëri was born in 1846 in the village of Frashër in the Vilayet of Janina to a distinguished Muslim Albanian family of Bektashi religious affiliations. Naim, alongside his brothers Sami, Abdyl and 5 other siblings were the children of Halit Bey (1797–1859) and their paternal family traditions held that they were descendants of timar holders that hailed from the Berat region before coming to live in Frashër. While their mother Emine Hanım (1814–1861) was descended from Imrahor Ilyas Bey, a distinguished 15th century Ottoman Albanian commander from the Korçë area.
The surname Frashëri of the family is derived from the village of Frashër. The settlement was noted in the late Ottoman era for having a mixed Albanian and Vlach population. Thede Kahl and the Vlach community in Albania claim that the Frashëri family were of Vlach origin.
Naim spent his childhood in the village of Frashër, where he most likely began learning Turkish, Persian and Arabic, and went to the Bektashi tekke. After the deaths of their parents, the oldest, Abdyl (b. 1839), became the family head at the age of 22. Abdyl was a merchant. In 1865, the family moved to Ioannina (Sanjak of Ioannina). The younger brothers, Naim and Sami, attended the Zosimaia School.
As he hailed from a family with long connections to the Bektashi Sufi order, Naim became an Ottoman official in Sarandë, Berat, and Ioannina. In 1882, Frashëri went to Istanbul and started his service in Ottoman culture ministry. Naim took part in the National Renaissance of Albania, and often had to sign his writings using his initials, as otherwise he would have placed himself in danger working in an official Ottoman position. His works had to be smuggled into Albania.
His earliest writings were poetry. The very first pieces Frashëri wrote were in Persian. In all, he authored twenty-two major works: four in Turkish, one in Persian, two in Greek and fifteen in Albanian. His early patriotic poems and highly popular lyric poetry were strongly influenced by Persian literature, and later French poetry.
He translated several fables of Jean de la Fontaine, Homer's Iliad, and wrote articles on didactics and Islamic practice. Naim's poem Herds and Tillage depicts the activities of the shepherd and the tiller, alongside his personal reflections on the beauty of Albanian landscapes and expressions of longing for his homeland. The epic poem Skanderbeg's Story retells the life of the Albanian national hero George Kastrioti Skanderbeg intertwined with imaginary episodes.
Frashëri died in Kızıltoprak, Kadıköy, a neighborhood of Istanbul, in present-day Turkey.
Family
The renowned Albanian poet was also the uncle of Ali Sami Yen, founder of the Turkish football club Galatasaray.
Influence and Recognition
Through his writings, Frashëri exerted a strong influence on later Albanian literature and society. The independent Albanian state created an order of merit that bears his name, awarded to, amongst others, Mother Teresa. A publishing house in Tirana was named Naim Frashëri. Some Albanian elementary schools are named Naim Frashëri in his honor.
Naim Frashëri is depicted on the obverses of the Albanian 500 lekë banknote of 1992–1996, and the 200 lekë banknote issued since 1996.
Bagëti e Bujqësi
His most famous work was Bagëti e Bujqësi (Herds and Crops). The following is an excerpt:
Fjalët e Qiririt
One of his best known spiritual poems:
Works
- Kavâid-i farisiyye dar tarz-i nevîn (English: Grammar of the Persian language according to the new method), Istanbul, 1871.
- Ihtiraat ve kessfiyyat (English: Inventions and Discoveries), Istanbul, 1881.
- Fusuli erbea (English: Four Seasons), Istanbul, 1884.
- Tahayyülat (English: Dreams), Istanbul, 1884.
- Bagëti e Bujqësi (English: Herds and Crops), Bucharest, 1886.
- E këndimit çunavet (English: Reader for Boys), Bucharest, 1886.
- Istori e përgjithshme për mësonjëtoret të para (English: General history for the first grades), Bucharest, 1886.
- Vjersha për mësonjëtoret të para (English: Poetry for the first grades), Bucharest, 1886.
- Dituritë për mësonjëtoret të para (General knowledge for the first grades), Bucharest, 1886.
- O alithis pothos ton Skypetaron (English: The True Desire of Albanians, Greek: Ο αληθής πόθος των Σκιπετάρων), Bucharest, 1886.
- Luletë e Verësë (English: Flowers of the Summer), Bucharest, 1890.
- Mësime (English: Lessons), Bucharest, 1894.
- Parajsa dhe fjala fluturake,(English: Paradise and the Flying Word) Bucharest, 1894.
- Gjithësia (English: Omneity), Bucharest, 1895.
- Fletore e bektashinjët, (English: The Bektashi Notebook)Bucharest, 1895.
- O eros (English: Love, Greek: Ο Έρως), Istanbul, 1895.
- Iliadh' e Omirit, Bucharest, English: Homer's Illyad, 1896.
- Histori e Skënderbeut (English: History of Skanderbeg), Bucharest, 1898.
- Qerbelaja, Bucharest, (English: Qerbela), 1898.
- Istori e Shqipërisë (English: History of Albania), Sofia, 1899.
- Shqipëria (English: Albania), Sofia, 1902.