A great Sufi master who spread Islam among the Turks of Central Asia through his Turkish 'Hikmet' poems and founded the Yasawi order; known as 'Pir of Turkistan'. The monumental complex Timur built over his tomb is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. (Sources: TDV; UNESCO WHC 1103.)
Sources
- TDV Ä°slĂąm Ansiklopedisi (DÄ°A) · entry âAhmed YesevĂźâ
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