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Müştak Baba

Died: 1247 AH (1831)
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Müştak Baba (Şeyh Müştâk), born Mehmed Mustafa in Bitlis in 1172/1758-59, was a Sufi poet and founder of the Müştâkıyye branch of the Qadiri order. He died in 1247/1831-32 in an attack at Muş while travelling back from Istanbul and was buried in central Muş; his tomb in the Minare neighbourhood is open to visitors. (Sources: TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi 'Şeyh Müştâk'; Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism Portal.)

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  1. TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi (DİA) · vol. 39, pp. 64-65, entry “Şeyh Müştak”

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