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An Ottoman scholar and Sufi; he is known for the catechetical and mystical books he wrote in Turkish.
From a record of his son Mehmed İznîkî it is understood that he was born at Niğde and later migrated to İznik. He studied under such important teachers as Niksârî Hasan Paşa.
His father's name was Mehmed. He studied under various teachers, among them the Ottoman vizier Niksârî Hasan Paşa. He completed his study of the Şerh-i Metâli' in 1393.
He kept a lodge at İznik and carried on his Sufi activity there. He met Timur during the latter's Anatolian campaign and, it is related, persuaded him against bloodshed; he also undertook diplomatic functions between Îsâ Çelebi and Timur.
He died on 8 Dhu al-Qa'da 821 (7 December 1418) at İznik.
His Works — 1. Tefsîrü'l-Kur'ân. In Arabic; no complete copy is known. 2. Mukaddime. A Turkish catechism. 3. Râhatü'l-kulûb. A Turkish work in which theology, jurisprudence and Sufism are treated together. 4. Telfîkāt. Written with the aim of removing the contradictions among hadiths. 5. Risâle fî hakkı devrâni's-sûfiyye.
His Tomb and Complex — Over his grave stands a four-cornered, domed tomb; the Şeyh Kutbüddin Mosque adjoining it is a fifteenth-century building; the patron of neither is known with certainty. According to the source he was buried in his own lodge.
Differing Scholarly Views
🔴 The year of death in the atlas record diverges from the source. The record shows the year 1415; the source, however, gives the date of death to the day: 8 Dhu al-Qa'da 821 (7 December 1418). The year in the record has no basis in this article (principle 6).
His place of birth is an indirect inference. That he was born at Niğde and later migrated to İznik is understood from a record of his son Mehmed İznîkî; it is not an independent record of birth.
Sources
- İslâm Âlimleri Ansiklopedisi
- TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi (DİA) — Reşat Öngören
- TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi (DİA) — Reşat Öngören · vol. 26, pp. 485-486, entry “KUTBÜDDİN İZNİKΔ
- Evliyalar Ansiklopedisi · entry “Bursa Evliyâları”
- Mu‘cemü’l-müellifîn — Ömer Rızâ Kehhâle
- Şakâyık-ı Nuʿmâniyye Tercümesi (Hadâiku’ş-Şekāik) — Mecdî Mehmed Efendi
- Tam İlmihâl Seâdet-i Ebediyye — Hüseyin Hilmi Işık
- İslâm Ahlâkı (Cennet Yolu İlmihâli)
- Rehber Ansiklopedisi
- Lemezât
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Permanent ID: EA-Z-000026 · this address reaches the same record even if its name changes; use it when citing.
External records: TDV Encyclopedia of Islam article