AMASYA 05

Abdîzâde Hüseyin Hüsâmeddîn Yasar · İKİNCİ BÂB · BİRİNCİ FASIL

Ahmed Efendi, Kilislizâde el-Hâc

Encyclopedia · History of Amasya, Volume 6, p. 228 • Edited by: Doç. Dr. Recep Orhan ÖZEL - Doç. Dr. Metin HAKVERDİOĞLU

Original Text (Ottoman Turkish)

Şâmice Mahallesi’nde sâkin ulemâdan Kilisli el-Hâc İsmâil Efendi’nin mahdûmudur. Meşâhîr-i fuzalâdan Payaslı el-Hâc Mehmed Efendi’den ikmâl-i tahsîl edib ders-i âm oldu. Yıllarca tedrîs-i ulûm ederek iştihâr edib Hayriyye müderrisi olduğu halde 1258’de vefât eyledi. Meşâhîr-i ulemâdan bir zât idi.

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In Modern English

He was the son of el-Hâc İsmâil Efendi of Kilis, one of the scholars living in the Şâmice Quarter. He completed his studies under Payaslı el-Hâc Mehmed Efendi, one of the noted learned men, and gave public lessons. After teaching for years and gaining a reputation, he was müderris (madrasa professor) of the Hayriyye when he died in 1258 [1842-43]. He was among the noted scholars.

Notes and Research

Old Words in the Text

  • sâkin: resident, living in
  • mahdûm: son
  • fuzalâ: learned men, scholars
  • ikmâl-i tahsîl: completing one's studies
  • ders-i âm: teaching publicly, with permission
  • tedrîs-i ulûm: teaching the sciences
  • iştihâr: gaining a reputation
  • müderris: madrasa professor

The Şâmice Quarter and the Hayriyye Professorship

The Şâmice Quarter (written Şamice today) lies in the center of Amasya. The Halîfet Gazi Madrasa and Tomb stand in this quarter, on Torumtay Street. This Seljuk madrasa, dated 1209-10, was repaired after the earthquake of 1647 with wooden additions built by the müderris Hasan Efendi, and in 1888 it was renewed from top to bottom by the mufti of Amasya, Hacı Osman Hilmi Efendi. That scholars lived in the quarter shows how close madrasa education stood to the everyday life of the city.

The phrase "müderris of the Hayriyye" does not seem to correspond to a known Amasya madrasa: when the madrasas that taught in Amasya in the twentieth century are listed, no madrasa named Hayriyye is mentioned. The name may be tied to a waqf or to a name that later changed, but this could not be verified with the sources that could be read.

Payaslı el-Hâc Mehmed Efendi is also named as a teacher in entries 750 and 752. The students in these three entries were trained in the same circle: Ahmed Efendi completed his studies under this teacher. No information on Kilislizâde Ahmed Efendi, on his father İsmâil Efendi or on Payaslı Mehmed Efendi was found in other sources.

Bibliography

Primary sources

  • Abdîzâde Hüseyin Hüsâmeddîn Yasar, Amasya Tarihi, Amasya Belediyesi Kültür Yayınları, 2022, vol. 6, p. 228–228. amasya.bel.tr

Academic studies

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