When one mentions Mehmet Âkif, a man of faith and ideals comes to mind. He is the man of a period defined by great fractures, collapses, and rebirths. He gifted his nation an "Independence March." As a 'man of rebirth,' he dedicated his life to the values he believed in. He experienced both social and individual suffering intertwined. This book was written with a fresh perspective and the attentiveness to present his life within this wholeness. Between its lines, you will find Âkif the human in his daily life as much as the man of ideals. Just as you will see the child and youth Âkif running on the straw mats of Fatih Mosque, wrestling in Yenibahçe, walking from Halkalı to Fatih in snowy winter weather, traveling through the villages of Edirne on a weary horse, or trying to play the Hicaz peşrev of Neyzen Salim Bey from Üsküdar on his ney in inn rooms, you will also witness the adult Âkif shaking off the dust of apathy from a community with the poems he recited from mosque pulpits and his soul-stirring oratory. You will love and connect with him once again.