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The atlas holds 6 records for Bitlis. Each record's sources and review status are shown on its own page. Breakdown: 6 Saints.
A major Naqshbandi-Khalidi guide of the Sayyid Taha al-Hakkari line, known as the 'Ghawth of Hizan.' He established a Sufi lodge in Gayda village of Hizan and trained prominent successors such as Abdurrahman al-Taghi. He died in 1287/1870 and was buried in Gayda, where his tomb is visited today. (Sources: İhya Journal of Islamic Studies; Sakarya University MA thesis)
The eponymous founder (pir) of the 'Kufrawi' branch of the Naqshbandi-Khalidi order, a disciple of Sheikh Taha al-Hakkari. He established a lodge in Bitlis with influence reaching the Caucasus, Tbilisi and Iran, and taught Bediüzzaman Said Nursi. He died in 1316/1898; his Baroque-style tomb was built by an Italian architect sent by Sultan Abdülhamid II. (Sources: TDV Encyclopedia 'Pîr Muhammed Küfrevî'; Turkey Cultural Inventory)
A Naqshbandi-Khalidi sheikh, son and successor of Sheikh Abdurrahman al-Taghi who founded the Norshin (Güroymak) lodge; known by the title 'Hazret.' After his father's death he led the Norshin lodge and served learning and Sufism in Eastern Anatolia. He died in 1924 and is buried at Norshin beside his father's tomb. (Sources: Kurdology Academy; İhya Journal)
A sheikh of the Norshin branch of the Naqshbandi-Khalidi order; he first attached himself to Sheikh Muhammad al-Kufrawi, who directed him to Abdurrahman al-Taghi, becoming his son-in-law and successor. After al-Taghi's death in 1886 he assumed spiritual leadership. He died in 1317/1899 and, by his will, was buried beside his house in central Bitlis. (Sources: Encyclopedia of Saints; İhya Journal)
A sheikh who lived in Ahlat, with a waqf and zawiya founded in his name; his inscribed tomb dated 619/1222 is among the oldest surviving structures in Ahlat. It appears in 1540 tax registers as 'Vakf-ı mezâr-ı Şeyh Necmüddîn-i Hivâyî.' The two-story, square-planned tomb (upper floor arranged as a mosque) stands in the cemetery beside the Erzen Hatun kümbet (Erkizan). (Sources: Erdem Journal; Archnet, 'Şeyh Necmettin Tomb, Ahlat')
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A Nakşibendî-Hâlidî sheikh; a guide who played a decisive part in the spread of the Hâlidiyya in eastern Anatolia. He is known by the nisba Nurşînî and the epithet Seydâ . He was born in 1831 in the district of Şirvan in Siirt. His ancestors are traced to a line that settled in the region after Hulagu's capture of Baghdad in 1258. His father was Molla Mahmûd and his mother Meyâsin Hanım. He studied under such well-known scholars as Molla Abdüssamed and Molla Ziyâeddin Arvâsî; he then taught at the medrese of Ispahart. His Sufi journey has three stations: he first entered the Rifâiyya , then became a disciple of the Qādirî master Abdülbârî Çarçâhî, and finally was initiated into the Nakşibendiyya-Hâlidiyya through Sıbgatullah Arvâsî . At his master's direction he settled, after the pilgrimage, in the town of Nurşin (Güroymak) in Bitlis; through his efforts the Hâlidiyya spread rapidly in the region. He died in 1886 at Nurşin. His Circle of Influence — The source records that he contributed significantly to the religious, moral, cultural and military protection of the region's inhabitants and that he encouraged the people to jihad during the Ottoman-Russian wars; for this the Ottoman state awarded him the Mecîdî medal of the third degree. Among his prominent deputies are Muhammed Sâmi Erzincânî and İbrâhim Çokreşî. After his death the chain was carried on by his son Muhammed Ziyâeddin (d. 1923). His Works — 1. Mektûbât. A compilation of the letters he wrote to his disciples. 2. İşârât. It contains his teachings and the principles of the Hâlidî path.
