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İbrâhim Efendi — Hocazâde Hâfız

Encyclopedia · History of Amasya, Volume 6, p. 42 • Edited by: Doç. Dr. Recep Orhan ÖZEL - Doç. Dr. Metin HAKVERDİOĞLU

Original Text (Ottoman Turkish)

Amasyalıdır. Fuzalâdan Kadızâde Küçük Hoca demekle meşhûr Mehmed İlmî Efendizâde Abdullatîf Efendi’nin mahdûmudur. Şeyhü’l-kurrâ “Ders-i âmm Hâfız” demekle meşhûr Mehmed Efendi bin Ali’den ilm-i tecvîdi, ilm-i vücûh-ı kıra’âtı ahz u tahsîl-i ulûm ederek 1075’de Sultân Bâyezîd Câmii imâm-ı sânîsi ve dâru’l-kurra şeyhi oldu. Birâderi Hâfız Halîl Efendi de 1082’de câmi-i mezbûr imâm-ı evveli olmuşdu. Hâfız İbrâhim Efendi 1092 recebi evâilinde vefâtıyla vazife-i imâmeti mahdûmu Hâfız Mehmed Efendi’ye verildi. [107] Âlim, savt u edâsı güzel, müteşerri’ olup meşâhîr-i kurrâdan idi.

Our Research Article Editor: Mevlüt Erdem Öztürk

In Modern English

He was from Amasya, a son of the scholar Mehmed İlmî Efendizâde Abdullatîf Efendi, known as "Kadızâde Küçük Hoca". He learned the science of tajwid and the modes of recitation from Mehmed Efendi bin Ali, known as "Ders-i âm Hâfız", the head of the Qur'an reciters, and after studying the other sciences as well, in 1075 [1664-65] he became second imam of the Sultan Bayezid Mosque and head of the dârülkurrâ. His brother Hâfız Halîl Efendi had become first imam of the same mosque in 1082 [1671-72]. When Hâfız İbrâhim Efendi died in early Receb 1092 [1681], the post of imam was given to his son Hâfız Mehmed Efendi. He was a scholar with a beautiful voice and recitation, faithful to the sharia, and one of the well-known hâfızes among the reciters.

Notes and Research

Old Words in the Text

  • ilm-i tecvîd: the science of reciting the Qur'an according to the points of articulation of the letters and the rules of recitation
  • ilm-i vücûh-ı kıra'ât: knowledge of the different modes of reciting the Qur'an
  • şeyhü'l-kurrâ: the head of the Qur'an reciters (kâris)
  • imâm-ı sânî, imâm-ı evvel: second imam, first imam
  • dârü'l-kurrâ: a school for Qur'an recitation and for training hâfızes
  • savt u edâ: voice and manner of recitation
  • müteşerri': faithful to the sharia and to religious rules

The Bayezid Complex and the Dârülkurrâ

The Sultan Bayezid Mosque is the mosque of the complex built in the name of Bayezid II during Prince Ahmed's tenure as sanjak governor of Amasya; the complex consists of a mosque, a madrasa, an imaret and a tabhâne, and according to its inscription was completed in 1486. The post of imam in this mosque was counted among the prestigious positions of Amasya. The dârülkurrâ, for its part, was a separate educational institution in the Ottoman Empire where the methods of reciting the Qur'an were taught. According to one study there were nine dârülkurrâs in Amasya, and the Sultan Bayezid dârülkurrâ alone had more than three hundred hâfızes.

Family

The entry shows the imamate passing among father, brother and son: İbrâhim Efendi becomes second imam, his brother Halîl becomes first imam, and at İbrâhim's death the post is given to his son. This is a continuity often seen in Ottoman waqf positions and frequently supported by a condition in the waqf deed. No detailed record apart from Hüsameddin was found about İbrâhim Efendi's teacher Mehmed Efendi bin Ali, nicknamed "Ders-i âm Hâfız", or about his father Abdullatîf Efendi.

Bibliography

Primary sources

  • Abdîzâde Hüseyin Hüsâmeddîn Yasar, Amasya Tarihi, Amasya Belediyesi Kültür Yayınları, 2022, vol. 6, p. 42–42. amasya.bel.tr

Academic studies

Other sources

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