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Saints and Tombs of Van

6 sourced records · 1 verified locations

The atlas holds 6 records for Van. Each record's sources and review status are shown on its own page. Breakdown: 3 Saints · 2 Scholar · 1 Martyr.

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Scholar

Sayyid Muhammad Ma'sum al-Arwasi

Son of Sayyid Fehim Arwasi, born in Arvas in 1880. He received his ijaza in 1899, taught at the Hatuniyye Madrasa in Adilcevaz, and was appointed mufti of Adilcevaz in 1910. He served with militia forces in World War I and was a founder of the Van Defense of Rights Society. He died in Arvas in 1942; his grave is beside that of his father Sayyid Fehim in Arvas village, Bahçesaray, Van. (Sources: arvasidernegi.com; Türkiye Gazetesi; Prof. Dr. Dündar Alikılıç)

VanDied 1361 AHView
Saint

Sayyid Muhammad Qutb al-Arwasi

The founding spiritual guide of the Arwasi lineage, son of Sayyid Qasim al-Baghdadi who migrated to Anatolia after Hulagu's conquest of Baghdad. He founded the village of Arvas (Doğanyayla) in the Bahçesaray (Müküs) district of Van, building a madrasa, lodge, library and mosque, and shaped the spiritual map of the region. His exact death date is unknown (c. 14th-15th century). His grave is in the Arvas village cemetery; by tradition no tomb structure could be built over it and it is visited as a grave/maqam. (Sources: TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi 'Muhammed Kutub'; Prof. Dr. Dündar Alikılıç)

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Martyr

Sayyid Muhammad Siddiq al-Arwasi

Son of Sayyid Fehim Arwasi, born in Arvas in 1871 (AH 1287). He studied at the Arvas and Gevaş madrasas and, after authorization from Sayyid Abdülhakim Arwasi, accepted the post of mufti of Van. While serving as Van's mufti during World War I, he was martyred by Armenian militants in 1916 (AH 1334) while performing ablutions in the village of Mejingir (Yukarı Kaymaz) in Gürpınar. His grave is in Mejingir village, Gürpınar, Van. (Sources: arvasidernegi.com; evliyakabirleri.com; Prof. Dr. Dündar Alikılıç)

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Saint

Faqi Tayran (Muhammad)

One of the foremost mystic poets of classical Kurdish literature, his real name was Muhammad; born around 1560 in the Bahçesaray (Müküs) district of Van and died around 1640. Known as 'jurist of the birds,' his poetry blends Sufi and folk themes. His tomb is identified about 15 km from the Bahçesaray district center and presented by the Bahçesaray District Governorship. NOTE: the burial site is disputed; a second tradition places the tomb in Dayılar village, Hizan district, Bitlis. (Sources: Bahçesaray District Governorship official site; Van YYÜ AVESİS academic record)

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Saint

Seyyid Abdurrahman Arvasi

Seyyid Abdurrahman Arvasi (Kutb-i Arvasi) was one of the great saints of Eastern Anatolia and a descendant of the Prophet (sayyid). Born in Arvas in the Müküs district of Van in the second half of the 12th Hijri century, he died in the first half of the 13th. His tomb is in the town of Güzelsu (Hoşab), Gürpınar district of Van. (Sources: Evliyalar Ansiklopedisi / Huzur Pınarı; Van Sesi Gazetesi.)

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Scholar

Seyyid Fehim-i Arvasi

Seyyid Fehim-i Arvasi (1825-1895) was one of the great Naqshbandi-Khalidi scholars and saints of Eastern Anatolia, regarded as the thirty-third link in the chain of saints (silsila). Born in 1825 in the village of Arvas (today Doğanyayla) in the Bahçesaray (Müküs) district of Van, he was initiated by Taha al-Hakkari. He died in the same village in 1895; his grandson and successor was Seyyid Abdülhakim Arvasi. His grave lies in Arvas (Doğanyayla) and is visited by his devotees. (Sources: TDV Encyclopedia of Islam, 'Abdülhakim Arvâsî'; Evliyalar Ansiklopedisi.)

VanDied 1313 AHView

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