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Ahmed Rûmî — Mevlânâ Şemseddîn

Encyclopedia · History of Amasya, Volume 6, p. 119 • Edited by: Doç. Dr. Recep Orhan ÖZEL - Doç. Dr. Metin HAKVERDİOĞLU

Original Text (Ottoman Turkish)

Rum köylü Süleyman bin Ali oğludur. Amasya ulemâsından tahsîl-i ulûm ederek ders-i âm oldu. 834’de “’Umdetü’l-ulemâ” görüldü. 840 hudûdunda vefât etdi. Ekâbir-i ulemâdan idi.

Our Research Article Editor: Mevlüt Erdem Öztürk

In Modern English

He was the son of Süleyman bin Ali of a Rum village. Having learned from the scholars of Amasya, he became a dersiâm. In 834 [1430-31] he is seen as "Umdetü'l-ulemâ". He died around 840 [1436-37]. He was one of the great scholars.

Notes and Research

Old Words in the Text

  • tahsîl-i ulûm: learning the sciences
  • ders-i âm: a scholar authorised to give public lectures in a mosque, dersiâm
  • 'Umdetü'l-ulemâ: "the pillar of the scholars"; a title of praise given in documents to leading scholars
  • hudûdunda: around
  • ekâbir-i ulemâ: great scholars

On a Brief Record

No information about Mevlânâ Şemseddîn Ahmed Rûmî was found other than these few lines of Hüsameddin. The phrase in the article "seen in 834 as 'Umdetü'l-ulemâ'" suggests that Hüsameddin saw this person named with this title in a document of 834, most probably in a waqf deed or a register entry. If this reading is correct, it is clear that the person was alive at that date with that style, but when he attained this standing is not known.

The phrase "of a Rum village" in the text is also unclear. This phrase may mean that his father came from a village named "Rum" or one with a Rum (Greek Orthodox) population, or it may be a note meant to explain the nisba "Rûmî". It should also be remembered that Amasya was at that time the centre of the "province of Rum", which included Tokat, Sivas, Çorum and Osmancık. No other record could be reached to determine which village the person came from.

In old books Amasya is called "Kubbetü'l-ulemâ", that is, the place where scholars gather. That Ahmed Rûmî, according to Hüsameddin's record the son of a father from a village, studied under the scholars of Amasya and was counted among the city's great scholars is a small example showing that in the first half of the fifteenth century the city's madrasa circle was open to talented students from the provinces.

Bibliography

Primary sources

  • Abdîzâde Hüseyin Hüsâmeddîn Yasar, Amasya Tarihi, Amasya Belediyesi Kültür Yayınları, 2022, vol. 6, p. 119–119. amasya.bel.tr

Academic studies

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