Abbâs oğludur. Hızır Paşa Medresesinde ikâmet ederek Amasya ulemâsından tahsîl-i ilm edib 1115’de vefât eden Hâfız Mehmed Efendi’nin mahlûlünden Hızır Paşa Câmii hatîbi, 1121’de câmi-i mezbûr vâ’izi, 1141’de Hızır Paşa müderris vekili olduğu hâlde 1149 senesi şa’bânının on birinde vefât etdi. Ulemâdan, vâ’iz bir hatîb idi.
Mahdûmu Hâfız Abdullatîf Efendi yerine hatîb olup [276] 1179’da mahdûmu Hâfız Ebûbekir Efendi’ye hitâbeti kasr-ı yedd ve ferâgat etdi. Bu da 1188’de Gümüşlüzâde Câmii Şerîfi imâmı olduğundan hitâbet-i mezkûreyi Hâfız Ahmed Efendi’ye kasr-ı yedd edib 1216’da vefât etdi. Bunun mahdûmu da es-Seyyid Abdullatîf Efendi mahkeme baş-kâtibi oldu. Bunlara “Hatîbzâde” dendi.
In Modern English
He was the son of Abbâs. Staying at the Hızır Pasha Madrasa, he learned from the scholars of Amasya. In 1115 [1703-04] he was brought to the hatibship of the Hızır Pasha Mosque, vacated by the death of Hâfız Mehmed Efendi; in 1121 [1709-10] he became preacher of the same mosque, and in 1141 [1728-29] deputy müderris of the Hızır Pasha Madrasa, and while in this post he died on the eleventh of Şaban 1149 [December 1736]. He was a scholar and a hatib who also preached.
His son Hâfız Abdullatîf Efendi became hatib in his place, and in 1179 [1765-66] of his own wish transferred the hatibship to his son Hâfız Ebûbekir Efendi. When this Ebûbekir Efendi in turn became imam of the Gümüşlüzâde Mosque in 1188 [1774-75], he transferred the said hatibship to Hâfız Ahmed Efendi, and died in 1216 [1801-02]. His son Seyyid Abdullatîf Efendi also became chief clerk of the court. They were called "Hatîbzâde."
Notes and Research
Old Words in the Text
- ikâmet etmek: to stay, to reside (here, to stay as a student in a madrasa room)
- mahlûl: a post vacated by the death of its holder
- hatîb: the official who delivers the Friday and festival sermon; vâ'iz: one who preaches
- câmi-i mezbûr: the said mosque
- müderris vekili: one who teaches in a madrasa in place of the regular müderris
- hitâbet: the post of hatib
- kasr-ı yed ve ferâgat: withdrawing one's hand from a post and leaving it to another, transferring it
- baş-kâtib: the head of the clerks who kept the records of the kadı's court
The Hızır Pasha Mosque and Madrasa
Ebûbekir Efendi's whole life passed in Hızır Pasha's complex at Amasya: first he stayed as a student at its madrasa, then at the mosque as hatib and preacher, and finally at the madrasa as deputy müderris. The mosque was built in 1466 by Hayrüddin Hızır Pasha, brother of Yörgüç Pasha, the lala of Murad II. The building was originally a complex consisting of a bath, a madrasa and a şadırvan; today only the mosque and the bath stand. The mosque is one of the early Ottoman zaviyeli (inverted-T plan) mosques also seen in the Bayezid Pasha and Yörgüç Pasha mosques at Amasya. Because of the steep slope of its site, the entrance was given from the east rather than the north, and the şadırvan was placed on this façade. Since it was damaged and repaired many times, its original roofing system is not fully known.
According to archival research on Hızır Pasha's waqfs, the Pasha founded three waqfs at Amasya in 870 [1465], built a madrasa and a mosque, and created posts such as müderris and muid. According to the waqf deed, agricultural lands, vineyards and gardens, two hans and a bath at Suluova, Doğantepe, Ladik and the centre of Amasya were endowed; in 1493 his son Mehmed Pasha added to his father's waqf thirteen villages, two mezraas, seven mills, a piece of land and a shop. The waqf's revenues were calculated mostly on the wheat and barley taken from these villages, and almost all of the expenses were spent on the salaries of its personnel and on the upkeep of the buildings. The same research also establishes that irregularities occurred, such as appointments to posts not in the waqf deed, persons who did not meet the conditions being made trustees, and some personnel being forced out of office under pressure. The accounting records show that the waqf lived on until the Republican period.
The passing of the hatibship from father to son and then its transfer to another person by "kasr-ı yed" shows how this waqf post changed hands within the family and out of it. The family name that Hüsameddin calls "Hatîbzâde" also took its name from this post.
The Gümüşlü Mosque
The Gümüşlüzâde Mosque, of which the grandson Hâfız Ebûbekir Efendi became imam in 1188 [1774-75], is the building known today as the Gümüşlü Mosque. It stands on a small rise opposite the Hükümet Bridge, looking down slightly onto Yavuz Selim Square. Its first construction date is 1326 and its builder was Taceddin Mahmud Çelebi. The first building, with a wooden roof, was destroyed in the earthquake of 1419 and rebuilt in 1491 by Defterdar Mahmut Bey. After the fire of 1612 Şemseddin Pasha repaired it; the repair made in 1688 was undertaken by Gümüşlüzâde İbrâhim Bey, and since then the mosque has been known by his name. The name "Gümüşlüzâde Mosque" used by Hüsameddin carries the memory of this repair. The mosque, which went through another fire in 1721, was this time repaired by the waqf's trustee Mustafa Ağa. The square-plan building of cut stone stands today; a last-congregation porch was added to its north in 1903, and the hand-painted decoration adorning its interior dates from 1960.
No information about Ebûbekir Efendi and the other members of his family was found in other sources.
Bibliography
Primary sources
- Abdîzâde Hüseyin Hüsâmeddîn Yasar, Amasya Tarihi, Amasya Belediyesi Kültür Yayınları, 2022, vol. 6, p. 92. amasya.bel.tr
Academic studies
- "Hızır Paşa Vakıfları ve Amasya Hızır Paşa Medresesi", İtkan Akademik Araştırmalar Dergisi (dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/itkan/issue/91336/1652232).
Official sources
- T.C. Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığı, Kültür Portalı, "Hızır Paşa Camii - Amasya" and "Gümüşlü Camii" (kulturportali.gov.tr).