Sultân Bâyezîd Câmii imâmı es-Seyyid el-Hâc Halil bin Emîr İmâm Abdüllatîf Efendi bin el-Hâc Halil Efendi’nin mahdûmudur. Hıfz-ı Kur’ân ve tahsîl-i ulûm etdikden sonra 1196 ramazânınında pederinin şehâdeti üzerine Sultân Bâyezîd imâmı olduğu halde 1202 senesi şevvâlinde vefât etdi. Âlim, sesi güzel, sâlih bir zât idi. [182]
Oğulları es-Seyyid Ebûbekir, Abdülhalîm, Abdülehad Efendilerdir. Es-Seyyid Ebûbekir Efendi 1203 saferinde ve es-Seyyid Abdülehad Efendi de bundan birkaç ay sonra vefât edib es-Seyyid Abdülehad Efendizâde es-Seyyid İsmâil Efendi’dir.
In Modern English
He was the son of Seyyid Hacı Halil, imam of the Mosque of Sultan Bayezid; Halil was the son of Emîr İmam Abdüllatîf Efendi, who in turn was the son of Hacı Halil Efendi. After memorizing the Quran and studying the sciences, he became imam of Sultan Bayezid on the martyrdom of his father in Ramadan 1196 [1781-82], and died in that post in Şevval 1202 [1787-88]. He was a learned man with a beautiful voice and a pious character.
His sons were Seyyid Ebûbekir, Abdülhalîm and Abdülehad Efendi. Seyyid Ebûbekir Efendi died in Safer 1203 [1788-89] and Seyyid Abdülehad Efendi a few months later; the son of Seyyid Abdülehad Efendi is Seyyid İsmâil Efendi.
Notes and Research
Old Words in the Text
- mahdûm: son
- seyyid: a title given to descendants of the Prophet Muhammad
- hıfz-ı Kur'ân: memorizing the Quran
- tahsîl-i ulûm: studying the sciences
- şehâdet: martyrdom; the text does not say how the death occurred
- sâlih: pious, of good character
The Mosque of Sultan Bayezid
The mosque where he served as imam stands at the centre of the complex that Bayezid II built on the bank of the Yeşilırmak in Amasya. According to its three-part building inscription, the mosque was completed in Receb 891 [July 1486]. Hüsameddin, however, claims that construction began right after Bayezid's accession, in Receb 886 [1481]. The mosque lies at the middle of the complex, with the madrasa on its right and the soup kitchen (imaret) and infirmary (tabhâne) on its left. The elementary school near the soup kitchen has not survived.
In the years when Seyyid İsmâil Efendi became imam, in 1197 [1782-83], a benefactor named Hacı Ali Ağa had taps and a water-heating room built on the river side of the mosque so that ablutions could be made with hot water in winter. According to Hüsameddin, the professorship of the complex's madrasa was given to the muftis of Amasya, and its first teacher was the renowned şeyhülislam Zenbilli Ali Efendi. The text shows that both his father and he served as imam in the same mosque; his grandfather is called "Emîr İmam." The exact meaning of this title, and any other record of the family, could not be found.
Bibliography
- Abdîzâde Hüseyin Hüsâmeddîn Yasar, Amasya Tarihi, Amasya Belediyesi Kültür Yayınları, 2022, vol. 7, p. 319. amasya.bel.tr