Köprülüdür. Mukaddimât-ı ulûmu Kara Müderriszâde Ahmed Efendi’den ahzedib Amasya’ya geldi. Burada fuzalâdan Pîrîzâde Hüseyin Efendi’den ikmâl-i tahsîl ederek avdet edib Köprü’de ders-i âm ve Hüseyin Ağa Câmii şerîfine imâm ve hatîb oldu.
Bu vazifesine kanâ’atle yıllarca tedrîs-i ulûm edib “Hatîb Efendi” demekle iştihâr etdi. 1114’de hitâbeti dâmâdı Hüseyin Efendi’ye ve 1115’de imâmeti de mahdûmu Hâfız Mehmed Efendi’ye kasr-ı yed ve ferâgât ederek 1116’da dâr-ı bekâya rihlet eyledi. Meşâhîr-i ulemâ ve sulehâdandır.
Mahdûmu Hâfız Mehmed Efendi 1141’de ve diğer mahdûmu Mustafa Efendi 1148’de vefât etdi. Bunun mahdûmu Hâfız Ahmed Efendi 1190’da vefât edib bunun mahdûmu Hâfız Mustafa Efendi de imâm ve hatîb olduğu halde 1222’de vefât etdi. Bunun oğulları Hüseyin Arif Efendi 1263’de ve Mehmed Muhtar Efendi 1267’de ve Lütfullah Efendi 1271’de vefât etdiler. Bunlara “Hatîbzâdeler” dendi. [597]
In Modern English
He was from Köprü. He took the basic sciences from Kara Müderriszade Ahmed Efendi and came to Amasya. Here he completed his studies under the scholar Pîrîzade Hüseyin Efendi and returned; in Köprü he gave public lectures and became imam and preacher of the Hüseyin Ağa Mosque.
Content with this post, he taught for years and became known as "Hatîb Efendi." In 1114 [1702-03] he handed the preaching post over to his son-in-law Hüseyin Efendi, and in 1115 [1703-04] the imamate to his son Hâfız Mehmed Efendi, giving up his right to them, and he died in 1116 [1704-05]. He was among the well-known scholars and good people.
His son Hâfız Mehmed Efendi died in 1141 [1728-29], and his other son Mustafa Efendi in 1148 [1735-36]. Mustafa Efendi's son Hâfız Ahmed Efendi died in 1190 [1776-77], and his son Hâfız Mustafa Efendi died in 1222 [1807-08] while serving as imam and preacher. His sons Hüseyin Arif Efendi died in 1263 [1846-47], Mehmed Muhtar Efendi in 1267 [1850-51], and Lütfullah Efendi in 1271 [1854-55]. They were called the "Hatîbzades."
Notes and Research
Old Words in the Text
- mukaddimât-ı ulûm: the basic, introductory sciences
- ahz etmek: to take, to learn
- fuzalâ: people of virtue and learning
- imâm ve hatîb: the officials who lead the prayer and deliver the Friday sermon
- kasr-ı yed ve ferâgât: to withdraw from a post and give up one's right to it
- dâmâd: son-in-law
- dâr-ı bekâya rihlet: to die ("to depart for the abode of permanence")
- sulehâ: good, devout people
Five Generations of a Preacher Family
The notable aspect of the text is that the imamate and preaching post of one mosque passed from hand to hand within the same family. In 1114 and 1115 Hatîb Efendi left these duties, in his lifetime, to his son-in-law and his son. In the lineage given in the book, five generations are counted from Hatîb Efendi to his grandchildren who died in 1271, and over this span at least three people are seen to have been imam or preacher, while the others are mentioned only by their years of death. Family records of this kind make it possible, in Hüsâmeddin's book, to follow over centuries who carried out which duty in which neighborhood.
Köprü is today's Vezirköprü, attached to Amasya. No information was found in other sources on the Hüseyin Ağa Mosque, Kara Müderriszade Ahmed Efendi or Pîrîzade Hüseyin Efendi. For this reason the family's lineage and duties rest solely on Hüsâmeddin's record.
Bibliography
- Abdîzâde Hüseyin Hüsâmeddîn Yasar, Amasya Tarihi, Amasya Belediyesi Kültür Yayınları, 2022, vol. 6, p. 186–186. amasya.bel.tr