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Abdîzâde Hüseyin Hüsâmeddîn Yasar · İKİNCİ BÂB · BİRİNCİ FASIL

Ahmed Efendi — Efteli el-Hâc

Encyclopedia · History of Amasya, Volume 6, p. 143 • Edited by: Doç. Dr. Recep Orhan ÖZEL - Doç. Dr. Metin HAKVERDİOĞLU

Original Text (Ottoman Turkish)

Amasya civârında Efte Köyü’nden Osmân’ın oğludur. Sultân Bâyezîd Medresesi’nde ikâmet, Molla Bahşi, Musliheddîn Mûsâ Efendi’lerden tahsîl-i ulûma sa’y u gayret edib mücâz ve ders-i âm oldu. Yıllarca tedrîs-i ulûm edib Amasya Medreselerine müderris ve 948’de Abdullah Paşa Medresesiyle mütekâ’id olup 951’de vefât etdi. Fakîh, tefsîr ve hadîste mahir, vâ’iz-i meşhûr idi. Mahdûmu Abdülkerim Efendi’dir. [448]

Our Research Article Editor: Mevlüt Erdem Öztürk

In Modern English

He was the son of Osman from the village of Efte near Amasya. Staying at the Sultan Bâyezîd Madrasa, he strove to learn from Molla Bahşi and Muslihuddîn Mûsâ Efendi; receiving an icazet, he became a ders-i âm. For years he taught the sciences and served as müderris in the Amasya madrasas; in 948 [1541-42] he retired from the Abdullah Pasha Madrasa, and in 951 [1544-45] he died. He was a jurist, a master of tafsir and hadith, and a famous preacher. His son was Abdülkerim Efendi.

Notes and Research

Old Words in the Text

  • sa'y u gayret: labour and effort
  • mücâz: one who has received an icazet, been given a certificate of authority
  • tedrîs-i ulûm: teaching the sciences
  • mütekâ'id: retired
  • fakîh: scholar of fıkıh (Islamic law)
  • vâ'iz: preacher, one who gives sermons and counsel

Efte Village Today

Efte, where Ahmed Efendi was born, is today the village of Sarımeşe in the central district of Amasya. Bekir Başalan, who studied the settlements in Amasya whose names were changed, records Sarımeşe's old name as Efte among the villages of the central district. Of the 382 settlements in Amasya province, 123, about a quarter, have had their names changed over time; Efte is among these villages. For this reason Hüsameddin's epithet "Efteli" may not at first glance look like a place name to today's reader.

The Abdullah Pasha Madrasa

The Abdullah Pasha Madrasa, Ahmed Efendi's last place of service, is the building known today as the Sofular Mosque or Abdullah Pasha Mosque. It was built as a mosque and dârülhadis (hadith school) by Beylerbeyi Hacısinanbeyzâde Abdullah Pasha (died 896 / 1490-91), a statesman of the time of Bâyezîd II, and its waqf deed was drawn up in 907 [1501-02] by the pasha's son, Treasurer Abdülkerim Bey. On both sides of the entrance hall of this building, where famous hadith scholars taught throughout the Ottoman period, are the dârülhadis cells; the prayer hall was also used as a lecture room. Abdullah Pasha's grave is also inside the building. The building stands today in the Sofular neighbourhood and is used only as a mosque. Hüsameddin's presenting Ahmed Efendi as a master of tafsir and hadith agrees with his retiring from a dârülhadis.

No information on Ahmed Efendi himself was found in other sources.

Bibliography

Primary sources

  • Abdîzâde Hüseyin Hüsâmeddîn Yasar, Amasya Tarihi, Amasya Belediyesi Kültür Yayınları, 2022, vol. 6, p. 143–143. amasya.bel.tr

Academic studies

Official sources

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