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A Sufi belonging to the Bayramî Melâmî path; he held wide influence in the reign of Süleyman the Magnificent.
It is thought that he was born at Aksaray in the year 882. His real name is recorded in the sources as Bahâeddin Ali or Alâeddin Ali.
According to the information given by his disciple Abdurrahman el-Askerî, he died on 26 Sha'bân 945 (17 January 1539) at Kayseri, and his body was taken to Aksaray and buried there.
His Poetry and Sufi Line — He adhered to the doctrine of the unity of being and stressed the accord of the sharia with Sufism: he embraced the thought that "whoever is outside the sharia is not of us". He asked his dervishes to live by a craft rather than to go about in dervish dress — this is the everyday counterpart of the Melâmî line.
His Tomb and Complex — He died at Kayseri, and his body was transferred to Aksaray and buried there.
Differing Scholarly Views
His real name is recorded in two forms. Bahâeddin Ali and Alâeddin Ali. The source chooses neither.
His place and year of birth are conjectural. It is thought that he was born at Aksaray in 882; there is no firm record.
🔴 He was denounced on a charge of messianic claims. He held wide influence in the reign of Süleyman the Magnificent and was complained of on charges of claiming to be the mahdi. The source gives this as a record of a complaint; the atlas records it as an allegation, neither confirming nor erasing it (principles 3 and 6).
Sources
- Türk Edebiyatı İsimler Sözlüğü (TEİS)
- TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi (DİA) — Haşim Şahin · vol. 34, pp. 273-274, entry “PÎR ALİ AKSARÂYΔ
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External records: TDV Encyclopedia of Islam article