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Abdîzâde Hüseyin Hüsâmeddîn Yasar · İKİNCİ BÂB · BİRİNCİ FASIL

İbrâhim Efendi — Kara Hâfız

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

Original Text (Ottoman Turkish)

Havzalıdır. Hacı Mehmed bin Ebûbekir’in oğludur. Amasya’da hıfz-ı Kur’ân ve tahsîl-i irfân edib ders-i âm oldu. 1071’de Havza’da Fîrûz Ağa, 1075’de Hakala’da Kâsım Bey, 1080’de ber-vech-i te’bîd Amasya’da Halfet Gâzi [106] Medreselerine müderris ve 1088 hudûdunda merhûm oldu. Âlim, vâ’iz, müteşerri’ bir zât idi.

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In Modern English

He was from Havza, the son of Hacı Mehmed bin Ebûbekir. In Amasya he memorized the Qur'an and acquired learning, becoming a teacher of public lectures. In 1071 [1660-61] he became müderris (madrasa professor) of the Fîrûz Ağa madrasa in Havza, in 1075 [1664-65] of the Kâsım Bey madrasa in Hakala, and in 1080 [1669-70] of the Halfet Gâzi madrasa in Amasya, which he held for life; he died around 1088 [1677-78]. He was a scholar, a preacher, and a man faithful to the sharia.

Notes and Research

Old Words in the Text

  • hıfz-ı Kur'ân: memorizing the Qur'an
  • tahsîl-i irfân: acquiring learning and knowledge
  • ders-i âm: a teacher of public lectures open to all
  • ber-vech-i te'bîd: for life, permanently
  • merhûm: the late, the deceased
  • müteşerri': faithful to the sharia

The Madrasas Where He Taught

The Fîrûz Ağa Madrasa is in Havza. The Kâsım Bey Madrasa in Hakala was built in 1464 by Kâsım Bey, a member of Prince Bayezid's retinue, and gave instruction until 1827. The Halfet Gâzi (Hilfet Gazi) Madrasa is an old madrasa whose waqf deed is dated 622 (1225); it is linked with the Danishmendid emir Hilfet Gazi becoming governor of Amasya in 1222. Beside it stands a two-storey tomb with a square base, an octagonal body and a pyramidal cap.

Although he was from Havza, he pursued his studies in Amasya. No information was found in other sources about Kara Hâfız İbrâhim Efendi or his father Hacı Mehmed bin Ebûbekir.

Bibliography

Primary sources

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

Academic studies

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