Amasya sâdâtından olup tahsîl-i ilm ü ma’rifet ederek ulemâdan oldu. Ba’dehû Hızır Paşa Câmii vâ’izi ve es-Seyyid eş-Şeyh Ebûbekir Efendi’nin vefâtıyla 1193’de yerine Hızır Paşa Tekkesi Şeyhi oldu.
Sûrî ve ma’nevî irşâd-ı halk ile meşgûl iken 1208 senesi ramazânının on birinci günü vefât etdi. Kibâr-ı ulemâ ve meşâyihden vâ’iz, müteşerri’, muttaki, nefesi mü’essir olup Hızır Paşa Mahallesinin kutbu sayılırdı. Hızır ile musâhebesi mervidir. Mahdûmları es-Seyyid İsmâil, Abdullah Efendilerdir. [183]
In Modern English
He was one of the seyyids of Amasya; having acquired learning and knowledge, he became one of the scholars. Later he became preacher of the Hızır Pasha Mosque, and on the death of Seyyid Şeyh Ebubekir Efendi in 1193 [1779-80] he became sheikh of the Hızır Pasha Lodge in his place.
While occupied with guiding the people both outwardly and spiritually, he died on the eleventh day of Ramadan 1208 [1794]. He was one of the great scholars and sheikhs; he was a preacher, devoted to the sharia and God-fearing; his breath (nefes) was effective, and he was regarded as the pole (kutb) of the Hızır Pasha neighborhood. His conversation with Hızır is reported. His sons are Seyyid İsmail and Abdullah Efendi.
Notes and Research
Old Words in the Text
- sâdât: seyyids, descendants of the Prophet Muhammad
- vâ'iz: one who preaches to the public in a mosque
- sûrî ve ma'nevî irşâd: guidance of the outward kind (learning, worship) and of the inward kind, of the heart
- müteşerri': adhering to the sharia
- muttaki: one who fears God and keeps away from sin
- nefes: in Sufism, the name for a sheikh's word and spiritual influence
- mü'essir: effective
- kutb: the spiritual pillar of a place, its greatest saint
- musâhebe: conversation
- mervî: reported, related
The Hızır Pasha Mosque and Its Waqfs
The Hızır Pasha Mosque was built in 1466 by Hayrüddin Hızır Pasha, brother of Yörgüç Pasha, the lala (tutor) of Murad II. It was a complex consisting of a mosque, bath, madrasa, and fountain for ablutions (şadırvan); today only the mosque and the bath stand. The mosque is among the zaviyeli mosques of inverted-T plan; its entrance faces east because of the slope of the site.
Hızır Pasha founded three waqfs in Amasya in 1465. According to the waqf deed, farmland, vineyards, and gardens in Suluova, Doğantepe, Ladik, and the center of Amasya, together with two hans and a bath, were endowed. In 1493 his son Mehmed Pasha added thirteen villages, two hamlets (mezra), seven mills, a field, and a shop. The waqfs survived into the Republican period. This study also notes that some problems arose in the administration of the waqf: appointments to posts not provided for in the deed, and the assignment of people who did not meet the conditions for trustees (mütevelli).
The Lodge and the Neighborhood
No verifiable information could be found in the sources surveyed on the founding of the Hızır Pasha Lodge, the sequence of its sheikhs, or the order (tarikat) it belonged to. No information was found in other sources on İbrahim Efendi or on Seyyid Şeyh Ebubekir Efendi, who was sheikh before him. The sentence "his conversation with Hızır is reported" relays a tradition; Hüsameddin does not confirm it and leaves it as "mervî," that is, as something related. This sentence shows that, besides the sheikh's learning and breath, a spiritual closeness attributed to him among the people was also put on record.
Bibliography
Primary sources
- Abdîzâde Hüseyin Hüsâmeddîn Yasar, Amasya Tarihi, Amasya Belediyesi Kültür Yayınları, 2022, vol. 6, p. 64–64. amasya.bel.tr
Academic studies
Official sources