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A Sufi on the Bayramî-Şemsî line; the father of Şeyhülislâm Ebüssuûd Efendi.
His real name was Muhyiddin Muhammed. He was born in the village of İmâd in the district of İskilip in Çorum. He belonged to a family that had migrated from Transoxiana; his grandfather served as chief falconer to Ulugh Beg, the ruler of Samarkand.
He received his first education from his maternal uncle Ali Kuşçu; he studied Sufism under Muslihuddin Kocevî. He later attached himself to İbrâhim Tennûrî, received authorisation from him and began the work of guidance at İskilip.
According to Taşköprizâde's record, during Bayezid II's pilgrimage journey of 1480 Yavsî told him: "Upon your return from the Hijaz we shall find you seated on the throne." The sultan afterwards summoned him to Istanbul and had the Yavsî Baba lodge built.
After serving at his lodge in Istanbul until about 1512 he returned to İskilip and carried on the work of guidance there until his death.
He died in 920 (1514).
His Circle of Influence — The Tennûriyye branch of the Bayramiyye reached Istanbul, İskilip and Edirne through him. He married the daughter of his uncle Ali Kuşçu and had two daughters and four sons. One of his sons is the renowned jurist Ebüssuûd Efendi. His son Nasrullah (d. 1566) became sheikh of the lodge in Istanbul; another son, Mehmed (d. 1608), studied under the renowned Halvetî master Nûreddinzâde.
His Works — 1. Tahkīku'l-hakāik. A commentary written on Bedreddin Simâvî's Vâridât (completed in 1467). 2. Risâle-i Ahvâl-i Sülûk. A treatise on spiritual states and stations. 3. Esmâ-i Ahlullah. A list containing the names of 425 Sufis.
His Tomb and Complex — His tomb stands adjacent to the Şeyh Yavsî Mosque at İskilip.
Miracles
What follows are reports which appear in the source as transmissions; the atlas records them not as "thus it happened" but as "thus the sources transmit".
The foretelling of the throne. According to Taşköprizâde's record, during Bayezid II's pilgrimage journey of 1480 Yavsî told him: "Upon your return from the Hijaz we shall find you seated on the throne"; the sultan afterwards summoned him to Istanbul and had a lodge built in his name. (Source: Taşköprizâde; TDV DİA, ŞEYH YAVSÎ)
Differing Scholarly Views
The report rests on a single source. The transmission about the foretelling of the throne rests on Taşköprizâde; the source conveys it as a record and does not confirm it.
The text he commented on is a contested text. Tahkīku'l-hakāik is a commentary written on Bedreddin Simâvî's Vâridât. The Vâridât was long debated in Ottoman scholarly circles; Yavsî's having written a commentary on it should be read within that debate. The atlas takes no side (principle 3).
Sources
- Belleten
- TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi (DİA) — Kamil Şahin · Semih Ceyhan · vol. 39, pp. 75-77, entry “ŞEYH YAVSΔ
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