Amasyalıdır. Gümüşlüzâde hânedânından olup Hazret-i Pîr İlyâs Vakfı mütevellîsi iken 1135’de vefât eden Hâfız Hasan Efendi bin eş-Şeyh Mahmûd Efendi’nin mahdûmudur. Buna tahfîfen Eboğlu denirdi. Ebeoğlu, Ebezâde demekdir.
Amasya ulemâsından hâssaten Amasya Müftüsü Çorumlu es-Seyyid el-Hâc Hâfız Mehmed Efendi’den ikmâl-i tahsîl ederek pederinin vefâtında Hazret-i Pîr İlyâs evkâfına mütevellî ve 1153’de Fâtıma Hâtun’un binâ etdiği medreseye ilk müderris ve Gümüşlüzâde Tekkesi şeyhi oldu.
Gümüşlüzâde Câmi-i şerîfinde tedrîs-i ulûm ve vaaz ve nasîhat, halkı tarîk-i müstakîme irşâd ederek fevkalâde iştihâr etdi. Hazret-i Pîr’in türbedârı da olup 1179 senesi zilka’desinin dokuzuncu günü dârü’l-kudse [170] irtihâl etdi. Hazret-i Pîr’in türbesi harîminde medfûndur. Âlim, müttakî, vâiz, nîk-nefes, takrîr ve ifâdesi mükemmel, gâyet müteşerrî bir Halveti şeyhi idi. Yeğeni es-Seyyid Mehmed Efendi’dir. Bunun mahdûmu es-Seyyid Ömer Efendi Hazret-i Pîr’in evkâfına 1231’de mütevellî olup 1247’de vefât etdi. Bunun mahdûmları es-Seyyid Mehmed, Abdullah Efendilerdir. Es-Seyyid Mehmed Efendi 1275’de ve es-Seyyid Abdullah Efendi de 1280’de vefât etmişlerdir. Mütevellîlerdi.
In Modern English
He was from Amasya. He belonged to the Gümüşlüzâde family and was the son of Hafız Hasan Efendi, who died in 1135 [1722-23] while trustee of the Hazret-i Pir İlyas Foundation; Hasan Efendi was the son of Şeyh Mahmud Efendi. He was called Eboğlu, a shortened form. Ebeoğlu means Ebezâde.
He completed his studies with the scholars of Amasya, especially with Seyyid Hacı Hafız Mehmed Efendi of Çorum, the Mufti of Amasya, and on his father's death became trustee of the Hazret-i Pir İlyas endowments; in 1153 [1740-41] he became the first professor (müderris) of the madrasa built by Fatma Hatun and the sheikh of the Gümüşlüzâde Lodge.
Teaching the sciences, preaching and giving counsel in the Gümüşlüzâde Mosque, he guided the people to the right path and became very famous. He was also the keeper of the tomb of Hazret-i Pir, and on the ninth day of Zilkade 1179 [1766] he passed to the sacred realm. He is buried in the precinct of the tomb of Hazret-i Pir. He was a scholar, a pious man, a preacher, fair of speech, excellent in his exposition and expression, and a Halveti sheikh strongly devoted to the sharia. His nephew was Seyyid Mehmed Efendi. Seyyid Mehmed's son Seyyid Ömer Efendi became trustee of the endowments of Hazret-i Pir in 1231 [1815-16] and died in 1247 [1831-32]. His sons were Seyyid Mehmed and Abdullah Efendi. Seyyid Mehmed Efendi died in 1275 [1858-59] and Seyyid Abdullah Efendi in 1280 [1863-64]. They too were trustees.
Notes and Research
Old Words in the Text
- eş-şeyh: sheikh (title)
- mütevellî: trustee who manages a foundation (waqf)
- tahfîfen: by shortening
- hâssaten: especially
- ikmâl-i tahsîl: completing one's studies
- müderris: madrasa professor
- tedrîs-i ulûm: teaching the sciences
- irşâd: guiding to the right path
- tarîk-i müstakîm: the straight path
- iştihâr: becoming famous
- türbedâr: keeper of a tomb
- harîm: the precinct of a tomb
- dârü'l-kudse irtihâl: passing to the sacred realm, dying
- müttakî: pious, God-fearing
- müteşerrî: devoted to the sharia
Pir İlyas and the Halveti Order in Amasya
One of the pioneers who brought the Halveti order into Anatolia was Pir İlyas of Amasya. The first lodge in Amasya devoted to the Halveti order was the Gümüşlüoğlu Lodge, known as Tâciye. Pir İlyas, who returned to Amasya in 1406 after the death of Timur, brought the Halveti way to the city; his relative Hâce Celal Çelebi had this lodge built a year after the sheikh's arrival. The lodge's soup kitchen sheltered many refugees in those years. The tomb of Pir İlyas, where his son-in-law Pir Abdurrahman Çelebi and his grandson Pir Hayrettin Hızır Çelebi also lie, is known as the "Tomb of the Pirs" or "Upper Pirs" and is today one of the most visited places in the city. This is the place Hüsameddin describes as "the precinct of the tomb of Hazret-i Pir".
The Period Hüsameddin Describes
Among the sheikhs of the Gümüşlüoğlu Lodge, Abdurrahim Efendi is mentioned in 1723. After this sheikh's death the sheikhship and trusteeship of the lodge went to the renowned tomb keeper İsmâil Efendi. Because Saraylı Fatma Hanım admired this man greatly, on her advice İsmâil Efendi had a fine madrasa built in 1740 in place of the Gümüşlüoğlu Lodge and arranged its endowments. When İsmâil Efendi died in 1765, the keepership of the tomb of the Pir and the trusteeship of the Fatıma Madrasa were separated. The years 1740 and 1765 fit the dates Hüsameddin gives, 1153 [1740-41] and 1179 [1765-66]; it is highly likely that this İsmâil Efendi is the same man as Ebeoğlu, but the source does not mention the name "Ebeoğlu".
The point on which the accounts differ is who built the madrasa. Hüsameddin writes that Fatma Hatun had it built; the study states that İsmâil Efendi built it on Fatma Hanım's advice. The two records may be describing from different sides a building that came about through a lady's encouragement and support and İsmâil Efendi's own hand; the texts do not say this explicitly.
Points That Could Not Be Verified
No information was found in the sources read on Hafız Hasan Efendi, Şeyh Mahmud Efendi, Seyyid Hacı Hafız Mehmed Efendi of Çorum, the Mufti of Amasya, or the line of trustees between 1231 and 1280.
Bibliography
- Abdîzâde Hüseyin Hüsâmeddîn Yasar, Amasya Tarihi, Amasya Belediyesi Kültür Yayınları, 2022, vol. 7, p. 315. amasya.bel.tr
- Kadir Özköse, "Amasya'da Bulunan Halvetiyye Tekkeleri", Akademiar, no. 5 (December 2018), pp. 91-118.