Born in 1848 in Hacılar village (Karlıova, Bingöl), he was sent to Erzurum to guide people in the Naqshbandi-Halidi path through the lineage of Sıbgatullah Arvasi and Abdurrahman-ı Tagi. He taught at Erzurum's Caferiye Madrasa and was called 'Taşkesenli' for summering in Taşkesen village, granting ijaza to 78 students. He died on 24 March 1909 (AH 1327); his tomb is in the courtyard of Taşkesenli Mosque in central Erzurum. (Sources: TDV Encyclopedia of Islam 'Taşkesenli'; Encyclopedia of Saints)