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Abdîzâde Hüseyin Hüsâmeddîn Yasar · İKİNCİ BÂB · BİRİNCİ FASIL

İsmâil Efendi (Muîd)

Encyclopedia · History of Amasya, Volume 7, p. 307 • Edited by: Prof. Dr. Safi ARPAGUŞ- Prof. Dr. Ahmet Hakkı TURABİ

Original Text (Ottoman Turkish)

Amasya‘da Çelebizâde Ömer Efendi’den tahsîl-i ulûm edib Mehmed Paşa Medresesi muîdi, ba’dehû ders-i âmı oldu. Muîdlikle iştihâr edib 1099 senesi şevvâlinin onbeşinde vefât etdi. Ulemâdan idi. Mahdûmu Halil Efendi’dir. Bu da muîd olup 1167’de pîr iken vefât etdi. Bunun mahdûmu es-Seyyid Hasan Efendi de muîd olup 1188’de mahdûmu Hâfız Mehmed Efendi’ye bu muîdliği kasr-ı yed etmişdi. Bunlara Muîdzâdeler dendi.

Our Research Article Editor: Mevlüt Erdem Öztürk

In Modern English

After studying with Çelebizâde Ömer Efendi in Amasya, he became muîd of the Mehmed Pasha Madrasa and then holder of the authority to give general lessons. He gained renown as a muîd; he died on the fifteenth of Şevvâl 1099 [1688]. He was one of the scholars. His son is Halil Efendi. He too was a muîd and died in 1167 [1753-54] at an advanced age. His son Seyyid Hasan Efendi was also a muîd and in 1188 [1774-75] withdrew his hand from this muîd post in favour of his son Hâfız Mehmed Efendi. They were called Muîdzâdes.

Notes and Research

Old Words in the Text

  • muîd: the teaching assistant who repeats the müderris's lesson to the students and helps him
  • ders-i âm: authority to give general lessons, or the holder of that authority
  • iştihâr: gaining renown
  • ulemâ: scholars
  • mahdûm: son
  • pîr: aged
  • kasr-ı yed: withdrawing one's hand, giving up a post
  • Muîdzâdeler: the descendants of a muîd, the muîd family

Who Is a Muîd

The muîdship Hüsameddin mentions was carried on in the same family for four generations: İsmâil Efendi, pupil of Çelebizâde Ömer Efendi, his son Halil, the latter's son Seyyid Hasan and Hasan's son Hâfız Mehmed. For this reason the family came to be called "Muîdzâdes". A muîd is the assistant who repeats the müderris's lesson to the students in the madrasa; Hasan Efendi's withdrawal from the post in 1188 in favour of his son shows that the post was passed on within the family.

The Mehmed Pasha Madrasa

The Mehmed Pasha Madrasa, where the muîdship was held, is part of the complex in the Mehmed Pasha quarter near the Yeşilırmak in Amasya. The complex was built by Hızır Paşazâde Mehmed Pasha (d. 900/1495), vizier of Bayezid II and tutor (lala) of Prince Ahmed; according to the mosque's inscription its construction was completed in Muharrem 891 (January 1486). The complex comprised a mosque, madrasa, imaret, tomb, tabhâne, zaviye, fountain and cemetery. Only the mosque, the side wings attached to it and the tomb have survived; the madrasa and the imaret burned down and are lost. The building in which the muîds Hüsameddin mentions served therefore no longer exists. The mosque and tomb were damaged in the 1939 earthquake and repaired by the General Directorate of Foundations.

Could Not Be Verified

Searches found no information in other sources on İsmâil Efendi, Çelebizâde Ömer Efendi, Halil Efendi, Seyyid Hasan Efendi or Hâfız Mehmed Efendi. No record was found for the Muîdzâde family either.

Bibliography

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