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A Halvetî sheikh who spread the Halvetiyye in Erzincan and its surroundings.
He was born in the town of Kerliç in Erzincan (today the village of Karakaya in the district of Üzümlü). At first he taught in a medrese at Erzincan.
Upon a dream he had, he went to Shirvan and attached himself to Seyyid Yahyâ-yı Şirvânî, the second pîr of the Halvetiyye order. When he had completed his spiritual training he was appointed a deputy and sent to Erzincan with the duty of guidance.
In the town where he was born he had a lodge and a mosque built and began to spread the Halvetiyye. It is related that he warned Uzun Hasan, the Akkoyunlu sultan, against making war on Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror.
The date of his death is recorded as 879 (1474).
His Circle of Influence — Among his deputies are counted İbrâhim Tâceddin Kayserî, Pîr Fethullah, Pîr Ahmed Erzincânî and Cemâl-i Halvetî. The spread of the Halvetiyye in Anatolia passed through this circle.
His Works — Only one work of his has come down to us: a Turkish text of 815 couplets on the stations of the spiritual path.
His Tomb and Complex — It is claimed that his grave is in the Şeyhlik Cemetery at Kerliç.
Differing Scholarly Views
The date of his death contradicts itself. According to one record he died in 869 during the earthquake that occurred while he was in seclusion in the Great Mosque of Erzincan. But he himself states that he composed his book in 873; this puts the date of the earthquake in question. The date the source takes as its basis is 879 (1474). The atlas leaves all three records visible (principle 6).
The site of his grave is a claim. The Şeyhlik Cemetery at Kerliç is put forward; the source does not settle the matter.
Sources
- TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi (DİA) — Zaur Şükürov · vol. 30, pp. 502-503, entry “MUHAMMED BAHÂEDDİN ERZİNCÂNΔ
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