AMASYA 05

Abdîzâde Hüseyin Hüsâmeddîn Yasar · İKİNCİ BÂB · BİRİNCİ FASIL

Emîn Mehmed Efendi-Hatîbzâde

Encyclopedia · History of Amasya, Volume 7, p. 362 • Edited by: Prof. Dr. Safi ARPAGUŞ- Prof. Dr. Ahmet Hakkı TURABİ

Original Text (Ottoman Turkish)

Amasya‘da Sultân Bâyezîd Câmii Hatîbi Hâfız es-Seyyid Mehmed Kâmil Efendi bin Hâfız Mehmed Efendi bin Ahmed mahdûmudur. 1222’de pederinin irtihâlinde câmi-i mezkûr hatîbi olup 1228’de vefât etdi. Sesi güzel, maârif-aşinâ bir zât idi. Bunun yerine Zileli Karanfilzâde el-Hâc Hâfız Ahmed Efendi hatîb oldu.

Our Research Article Editor: Mevlüt Erdem Öztürk

In Modern English

He was the son of Hâfız es-Seyyid Mehmed Kâmil Efendi, preacher (hatip) of the Sultan Bayezid Mosque in Amasya, that is, of Mehmed Kâmil Efendi, son of Hâfız Mehmed Efendi, son of Ahmed. When his father died in 1222 [1807-08] he became preacher of that mosque, and he died in 1228 [1812-13]. He had a beautiful voice and was close to learning and culture. In his place Zileli Karanfilzâde el-Hâc Hâfız Ahmed Efendi became preacher.

Notes and Research

Old Words in the Text

  • mahdûm: son
  • hatîb: the official who delivers the Friday and festival sermon
  • hâfız: one who knows the Qur'an by heart
  • irtihâl: death
  • câmi-i mezkûr: the mosque mentioned
  • maârif-aşinâ: close to learning and culture, well informed

How the Text Reads

The Hatîbzâde of the title means "son of the preacher". According to the text, Emîn Mehmed Efendi is the son of the preacher Hâfız Mehmed Kâmil Efendi; Mehmed Kâmil Efendi is the son of Hâfız Mehmed Efendi, who is the son of Ahmed. The office of preacher passed from father to son in 1222 and in 1228 was given to a hâfız from Zile who was not of the family. All of this information rests on Hüsameddin's text alone and could not be verified in another source.

The Sultan Bayezid Mosque

The mosque in which the preaching was done is the Bayezid II Mosque in Amasya. The complex was built in 1485-1486 by Prince Ahmed; the mosque, madrasa and soup-kitchen sections have survived. The mosque is regarded as one of the finest examples of the side-chambered mosque type; it is notable for its decorated domes, its kündekâri window shutters and its tile panels. There are century-old plane trees in the courtyard, and the shafts of its two minarets are decorated differently.

Could Not Be Verified

The years of service as preacher of Hâfız Mehmed Kâmil Efendi and his son, Zileli Karanfilzâde Hâfız Ahmed Efendi and the other members of the family could not be found in the sources read. No information on Emîn Mehmed Efendi was found in other sources.

Bibliography

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