Fuzalâdan Abdullah Vecîh Efendizâde eş-Şeyh Ahmed Rüşdü Efendi’nin büyük mahdûmudur. Pederinden ahz-ı ilim ve feyz ederek evkâtını ibâdâta hasredip 1306’da vefât etdi. Meşâhir-i sulehâdan âbid, müteşerrî, mazinneden bir zât idi. Oğulları Abdullah Vecîh, Mehmed Dâî Efendilerdir.
Abdîzâde Hüseyin Hüsâmeddîn Yasar · İKİNCİ BÂB · BİRİNCİ FASIL
İsmâil Efendi-Şeyhzâde
Encyclopedia · History of Amasya, Volume 7, p. 332 • Edited by: Prof. Dr. Safi ARPAGUŞ- Prof. Dr. Ahmet Hakkı TURABİ
Original Text (Ottoman Turkish)
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Editor: Mevlüt Erdem Öztürk
In Modern English
He is the eldest son of Şeyh Ahmed Rüşdü Efendi, who was the son of Abdullah Vecîh Efendi, one of the learned men. He received knowledge and spiritual benefit from his father, devoted his time to worship, and died in 1306 [1888-89]. He was one of the well-known pious men, devoted to worship, bound to the sharia, and a person of whom people thought well. His sons are Abdullah Vecîh and Mehmed Dâî Efendi.
Notes and Research
Old Words in the Text
- fuzalâ: learned and accomplished persons
- mahdûm: son
- ahz-ı ilim ve feyz: receiving knowledge and spiritual benefit
- evkât: times, hours
- meşâhir-i sulehâ: well-known pious men
- âbid: one devoted to worship
- müteşerri': one who follows the sharia and is bound to religious rulings
- mazinne: one of whom good opinion is held, one shown respect
Family Names
The entry is very short and gives no detail of İsmâil Efendi's life; the only date it gives is the year of his death. What stands out in the text is the repetition of names from generation to generation. İsmâil Efendi's grandfather was Abdullah Vecîh Efendi, and one of his own sons was given the same name. This may point to a custom of giving the grandfather's name to a grandson within the family; this is an inference. The epithet "Şeyhzâde" comes from the title "eş-Şeyh" used for his father; the text does not say to which order or lodge his father belonged.
Another Rüşdü who lived in Amasya at about the same time is known: Şirvânîzâde Mehmed Rüşdü Pasha, born in Amasya, was the son of İsmâil Sirâceddin Şirvânî, a sheikh of the Hâlidiyye branch of the Naqshbandiyya, and his family had migrated from Şirvan to Amasya by way of Ahıska. A resemblance of names is not enough to link him to the family in Hüsameddin's entry; the text mentions neither Şirvan nor the Hâlidî path, and no source was found that connects the two families.
No information on Şeyhzâde İsmâil Efendi, his father Ahmed Rüşdü Efendi, or his sons Abdullah Vecîh and Mehmed Dâî Efendi was found in other sources.
Bibliography
- Abdîzâde Hüseyin Hüsâmeddîn Yasar, Amasya Tarihi, Amasya Belediyesi Kültür Yayınları, 2022, vol. 7, p. 332–332. amasya.bel.tr