Merzifonludur. Orada Kara Mustafa Paşa Câmii Kürsî şeyhi olan Abdullah Efendi bin Du’acı Mehmed Efendi mahdûmudur. Amasya’da Îydîzâde el-Hâc Mustafa Akif Efendi’den ikmâl-i tahsîl edib avdetle ders-i âm ve pederi mahlûlunden Kara Mustafa Paşa Câmii Kürsi şeyhi oldu. [666] 1165’de Merzifon a’yânı el-Hâc Ali Ağa’nın “şifâ-i şerîf” tedrîs edilmek üzere yaptırdığı Medrese-i Şifâ’iye müderrisi olup neşr-i ulûma himmet ve “şifâ-i şerîf” tedrîsine muvâzabet ederek 1186 hudûdunda vefât etdi. Meşâhîr-i ulemâ ve sülehâdan bir zât idi.
Abdîzâde Hüseyin Hüsâmeddîn Yasar · İKİNCİ BÂB · BİRİNCİ FASIL
Ahmed Efendi — Du'âcızâde
Encyclopedia · History of Amasya, Volume 6, p. 207–208 • Edited by: Doç. Dr. Recep Orhan ÖZEL - Doç. Dr. Metin HAKVERDİOĞLU
Original Text (Ottoman Turkish)
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Editor: Mevlüt Erdem Öztürk
In Modern English
He was from Merzifon. He is the son of Abdullah Efendi, son of Duacı Mehmed Efendi, who was pulpit sheikh of the Kara Mustafa Pasha Mosque there. After completing his studies in Amasya under Îydîzâde Hacı Mustafa Akif Efendi, on returning he gave general lectures and took over the pulpit sheikhship of the Kara Mustafa Pasha Mosque vacated by his father. In 1165 [1751-52] he became professor of the Şifâiye Madrasa, built by Hacı Ali Ağa, one of the notables of Merzifon, so that the "Şifâ-i Şerîf" would be taught, and strove for the spread of the sciences; he did not interrupt the "Şifâ-i Şerîf" lessons, and died around 1186 [1772-73]. He was one of the renowned scholars and pious men.
Notes and Research
Old Words in the Text
- kürsî şeyhi: the official who teaches and preaches from the pulpit in a mosque
- mahdûm: son
- ikmâl-i tahsîl: completing one's studies
- ders-i âm: authorization to give general lectures
- mahlûl: a vacated post
- Şifâ-i şerîf: the name given to Qadi Iyad's work describing the life and characteristics of the Prophet
- neşr-i ulûm: spreading learning
- muvâzabet: persevering, not interrupting
- sülehâ: pious people
The Kara Mustafa Pasha Complex
The mosque where Ahmed Efendi and his father served is the mosque of the Kara Mustafa Pasha Complex in Merzifon. The complex consists of a mosque, library, children's school, shops, a stone caravanserai (taşhan), a covered market (bedesten) and two baths. According to the inscription above the mosque door, construction began in 1077 [1666-67]. One of the complex's two waqf deeds is dated 23 Safer 1089 [16 April 1678]. The mosque, taşhan and bedesten have reached the present largely in their original state. The source describing the complex's buildings does not mention a madrasa; the Şifâiye Madrasa remains outside these records as a separate foundation. The madrasa's present condition and other records could not be found in the sources researched.
His Teacher
Îydîzâde Mustafa Akif Efendi appears as a teacher in the next entry as well. Whether he is the same person as Îydîzâde Hacı Mustafa Efendi in the previous entry cannot be understood with certainty from the text. No information was found in other sources about this person.
Bibliography
- Abdîzâde Hüseyin Hüsâmeddîn Yasar, Amasya Tarihi, Amasya Belediyesi Kültür Yayınları, 2022, vol. 6, p. 207–208. amasya.bel.tr