Amasyalıdır. Selâmet Hâtun tekkesi şeyhi Abdülvedûd Efendi bin eş-Şeyh Sun’ullah Buhârî mahdûmu ve eş-Şeyh Abdullatîf Efendi’nin birâder-zâdesidir. Amasya ulemâsından tahsîl-i ulûm edib İmâmzâde eş-Şeyh Nuh Efendi’ye hizmet ederek ondan nâil-i hilâfet ve pederinin irtihâlinde mezkûr tekkenin şeyhi oldu.
Ba’dehû Bâyaezid Paşa imâreti nakîbi ve Mehmed Paşa Câmii vâizi olup halka kendisini sevdirdi. Edhem Baba demekle iştihâr edib 1000 senesi evâhirinde vefât etdi. Âlim, sâlih, muhaddis, vâiz, Buhârî-sîret bir şeyh idi. Mahdûmu eş-Şeyh Sâbir Mehmed Efendi yerini tutdu. Bunlara Yâ Vedûd Oğulları dendi. [42]
In Modern English
He was from Amasya. He was the son of Abdülvedûd Efendi, sheikh of the Selâmet Hatun lodge, who was himself the son of Sheikh Sun'ullah Buhârî. He was also the nephew of Sheikh Abdüllatîf Efendi. He studied with scholars of Amasya, served İmâmzâde Sheikh Nuh Efendi, received the caliphate (hilâfet) from him and, on his father's death, became sheikh of the said lodge.
Afterwards he became naqib of the Bâyezid Pasha Imaret and preacher of the Mehmed Pasha Mosque and made himself loved by the people. Known as Edhem Baba, he died at the end of the year 1000 [1591-92]. He was a scholar, a pious man, versed in hadith, a preacher and a sheikh who bore the character of the Bukharan line. His son Sheikh Sâbir Mehmed Efendi took his place. They were called the Yâ Vedûd Sons.
Notes and Research
Old Words in the Text
- mahdûm: son
- birâder-zâde: brother's son, nephew
- nâil-i hilâfet: one who has received the caliphate, that is, authority from his sheikh to lead the order
- irtihâl: death, departure to the hereafter
- imâret: a charitable foundation that gives food to the poor and to travelers
- nakîb: an official who watches over the order of a community and represents it
- vâiz: one who preaches and advises the people in the mosque
- muhaddis: a person learned in the science of hadith
- Buhârî-sîret: bearing the way and character of the family of Bukharan origin
- evâhir: the last part
Selâmet Hatun and the Yâ Vedûd Lodge
The lodge's name goes back to a woman. According to the account, Selâmet Hatun was the daughter of Nizâmeddin Abdurrahman Çelebi, kadı of Amasya, and had the Yâ Vedûd Lodge, a Naqshbandi tekke, built in 1453. The people tell that she was saved from Noah's Flood together with her cows, and it is also said that she was buried in her tomb with her cow. The tomb is on Selâmet Hatun Street in the Pirinççi quarter; this square-plan, domed building, built of cut stone and rubble, now lies below street level and was registered as a monument in 1992. Neighborhood people visit it to make wishes and ask for blessings.
In Istanbul, in Ayvansaray, there is another tekke also called the Yâvedûd Lodge; it was founded by Sheikh Abdülvedûd Efendi (d. 1456), said to have taken part in the conquest of Istanbul and called "Yâvedûd Sultan" among the people. The similarity of names is striking, but the sources read draw no link between the Abdülvedûd Efendi of Amasya and the one in Istanbul. Hüsameddin's phrase "Yâ Vedûd Sons" shows that the family was known by the name of the lodge.
The Bâyezid Pasha Imaret and the Mehmed Pasha Mosque
The two buildings in which Edhem Baba held posts are two long-established complexes of Amasya. The Bayezid Pasha Mosque was built in 1414 by Bayezid Pasha, who later became grand vizier, on the eastern bank of the Yeşilırmak, in the Bayezid Pasha quarter facing the Künç Bridge. In 1416 Bayezid Pasha put down the revolt of Börklüce Mustafa with the forces of Amasya and Sivas, accompanied Prince Murad on his return to Amasya, and was grand vizier when Murad came to the throne as Murad II in 1421. The mosque is counted among the Bursa-type inverted-T buildings; it was restored in 2006 by the General Directorate of Foundations.
The Mehmed Pasha Mosque is part of the complex built by Hızır Paşazâde Mehmed Pasha (d. 1495), vizier of Bayezid II and lala of Prince Ahmed. According to the Arabic inscription over the main door its construction was completed in Muharram 891 [January 1486]. In the period when Edhem Baba preached, the mosque was about a hundred years old. The complex consisted of a mosque, madrasa, imaret, tomb, tabhane, zawiya, fountain and cemetery; of it the mosque, the side wings attached to it and the tomb have survived. The mosque's marble pulpit, decorated with fine low reliefs, is notable. The building bears inscriptions documenting repairs of 1821 and 1863-64; it was damaged in the 1939 earthquake and repaired by the General Directorate of Foundations.
What Could Not Be Read
No information was found in other sources on Edhem Baba, his father Abdülvedûd Efendi, his grandfather Sheikh Sun'ullah Buhârî, Sheikh Abdüllatîf Efendi, İmâmzâde Sheikh Nuh Efendi or his son Sâbir Mehmed Efendi. The condition of the lodge in the centuries after Edhem Baba could not be determined in the sources read either.
Bibliography
Primary sources
- Abdîzâde Hüseyin Hüsâmeddîn Yasar, Amasya Tarihi, Amasya Belediyesi Kültür Yayınları, 2022, vol. 7, p. 276–276. amasya.bel.tr
- Taylan Köken, "Selamet Hatun Türbesi / Amasya-Merkez-Pirinççi Mahallesi", Sosyo Denemeler, 2 Kasım 2013 (based on Abdülhalim Durma, Evliyalar Şehri Amasya, 2003; Rahime Özdoğan, Amasya'da Adak Yerleri ile İlgili Halk Anlatıları, 2006).
Academic studies
Official sources
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- "Mehmed Paşa Külliyesi", TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi.