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Naqshbandi Sheikh Sheikh Hacı Ali Osman Efendi, one of the sheikhs of the Naqshbandi Khalidiyya Gümüşhanevi branch in İzmir, was born in 1326 in the village of Yavan in the district of Of.
He was a scholar, alim, and poet born in Birgi in the 16th century. After the completion of the Rüstem Pasha Madrasah in Istanbul in 1547, he was appointed as a müderris to the same madrasah.
D. 1637 One of the great scholars and famous writers, originally from Tire. After receiving his initial education from the scholars of his hometown, he completed his studies with Muallim Ataullah Efendi and was appointed as a madrasah teacher (müderris) at Hacı Sinan Madrasah in Bayındır with a salary of twenty-five akçes, quickly spreading his fame and virtue.
He was born in Tire as the son of Kadı Birgivizade Muhyiddin Efendi, who was also the teacher of Şehzade Ahmet, son of Bayezid II, and a Sheikh of the Ramazaniyye branch of the Halveti order.
Hafız Behçet Efendi, born in Tire in 1889, received his ijazah as a Kurra Hafız after completing his education in Tire madrasahs.
Sheikh of Mısriye In our research at the General Directorate of Foundations regarding the Tomb of Sheikh Bedreddin, located on 1297 Street at the entrance of Izmir Hotels Street, we found no information other than the building being registered as a historical structure under the name “Sheikh Bedri Efendi Mosque” at the Izmir Regional Directorate of Foundations...
Mufti and Madrassa Teacher of Tire D. 1875 Benlizade Muhammed Efendi, born in Ödemiş at the beginning of the 19th century, served as a madrassa teacher for twenty-six years, from 1849 to 1875, at the Ibni Melek Madrassa in Tire after completing his education.
Kurra Hafiz , (2/1903) Born in Izmir in the 19th century.
Imam Birgivi, born in Balıkesir in 1520, is one of those figures we see dedicating their lives to knowledge and worship.
Sheikh of Mısriye. Regarding Cemaleddin Efendi, the “dergah sheikh” of the Sheikh Ali Efendi dergah, known today as Oteller Street in the Basmahane district, Sheikh Mehmet Şemseddin Mısri, one of Niyazi-i Mısri's caliphs, states in his work “Niyazi-i Mısri'nin İzinde Bir Ömür Seyahat Dildar-ı Şemsi” that he was “70 years old”134, giving information about his age...
, Sheikh of Misriye The absence of the tombstone of Cemal Efendizade, who is estimated to have been born in the second half of the 1800s, at the Sheikh Ali Efendi Dervish Lodge, which belongs to the Misriye branch of the Halveti Tarikat in Basmahane, opposite Sadık Bey Mansion, leaves us without detailed information about both the dervish lodge and Cemal Efendizade as its sheikh...
Born in Tire as the son of Ahmed Efendi of Güzelhisar, he received his initial education from his father and the madrasahs of Tire. He then advanced in the class of ulema by attaining the ranks of müderris, molla, and Mekke.
He was a virtuous scholar from the ulema class raised in Tire and the son of Mahmud Efendi of Tire. After completing his education in Tire, he served as a müderris (professor) and passed away in 1690.
Emin Mehmed Efendi, son of Ebubekir Efendi from Tire, successfully completed important qadi and mollah duties of the state in Aleppo, Egypt, and Mecca after his education. He passed away in 1757.
Evliya Ali Efendi, a member of the Alaybeyzade family, one of the prominent families that left their mark on Tire in the 18th century, was born in Tire.
Sheikh and Caliph of the Naqshbandi Khalidiyya branch. Ahmet Eğribozi, one of the spiritual luminaries of Izmir, was born on the island of Euboea (Agribos) in Greece.
Naqshbandi Sheikh Abdullah Efendi, who was both a Naqshbandi and Mevlevi sheikh, has one of the only tombstone inscriptions with a Mevlevi sikke among those found in the Emir Sultan Hazire.
Islamic Scholar He was from Izmir. After completing his education, he served as a mullah in Aytab in 1851, in Erzurum in 1858, and in Bosnia in 1860, after which he passed away.
Born in Bergama. His father, known as Kızılca Hayreddin, was a scholar.
Ebu Abdullah Muhammed Muhyiddin b. Süleyman b., one of the great Islamic scholars from Bergama.
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