Osmanlı döneminde tefsir alanında çok sayıda eser yazılmıştır. Bu eserlerin büyük

Many books were written in the field of tafsir in the Ottoman period. Many of thesebooks are related to the commentaries of the surah and the verses. Among the Qur’aniccommentaries, bismillah has a special importance because it is regarded not only as theintroduction and the summary of the Qur’an but also its virtue is confirmed by so manynarrative accounts. For this reason, scholars discuss besmele in the Works written in thefield of tafsir, qiraat and fiqh. They also produce specific Works in order to elucidate besmelein all its aspects. However, most of these Works are present as manuscripts in thelibraries. With this study, it is aimed both to rediscover these manuscripts and to introduceprinted booklets.