Köprülüdür. Yeniçerilerden Kıldır Mehmed’in oğludur. Köprü ve Amasya’da ulemâdan tahsîl-i ulûm ederek ders-i âm ve Köprü’de Abdulganizâde Câmii şerîfinde kürsî şeyhî oldu. [672] Hayli müddet tezkîr ve ibadetle meşgûl olduğu halde 1191’de vefât etdi. Sâlih, mutesallib, bir zât idi. Mahdûmu “Şehîd Müftü” demekle meşhûr es-Seyyid eş-Şeyh Mustafa Efendi’dir.
Abdîzâde Hüseyin Hüsâmeddîn Yasar · İKİNCİ BÂB · BİRİNCİ FASIL
Ahmed Efendi — Kıldırzâde Hâfız
Encyclopedia · History of Amasya, Volume 6, p. 209 • Edited by: Doç. Dr. Recep Orhan ÖZEL - Doç. Dr. Metin HAKVERDİOĞLU
Original Text (Ottoman Turkish)
Our Research Article
Editor: Mevlüt Erdem Öztürk
In Modern English
He was from Köprü. He was the son of Kıldır Mehmed, one of the janissaries. He studied under scholars in Köprü and Amasya, received the authorization to give general lectures, and became the chair preacher (kürsü şeyhi) at the Abdulganizâde Mosque in Köprü. For a long time he was occupied with preaching and worship, and he died in 1191 [1777-78]. He was a devout man, firm in religious matters and strict in bearing. His son was Seyyid Şeyh Mustafa Efendi, known as the "Martyr Mufti".
Notes and Research
Old Words in the Text
- tahsîl-i ulûm: studying the sciences
- ders-i âm: scholar authorized to give general lectures
- kürsî şeyhi: official who preaches from the chair in a mosque
- tezkîr: reminding, preaching
- sâlih: devout, upright
- mutesallib: firm and strict in religion
- mahdûm: son
The Chair Preacher in Köprü
The chair preacher was the official who gave lessons and sermons on religious subjects to the public on certain days in the great mosques. That Kıldırzâde Hâfız Ahmed Efendi learned his knowledge in both Köprü and Amasya is one of the examples suggesting that Amasya trained scholars for the surrounding towns. His father was a janissary; that is, the son who became a religious official came from a military family.
The text mentions his son only by the nickname "Martyr Mufti"; the reason for the nickname is not told in this entry. A search for the Abdulganizâde Mosque and the "Martyr Mufti" did not reach a reliable source.
Bibliography
- Abdîzâde Hüseyin Hüsâmeddîn Yasar, Amasya Tarihi, Amasya Belediyesi Kültür Yayınları, 2022, vol. 6, pp. 209–209. amasya.bel.tr