Narrative of Travels in Europe, Asia, and Africa, in the Seventeenth Century, Vol. IIEvliya Çelebi
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Narrative of Travels in Europe, Asia, and Africa, in the Seventeenth Century, Vol. II
Evliya Çelebi
Caucasus, South -- Description and travel; Istanbul (Turkey) -- Description and travel; Turkey -- History
The four windows looking westward to
the field of Brússa are brass; four others look towards the Kiblah
into the yard of the mosque. The great number of suspended ornaments
which adorn the interior of the mosque are equalled only by those of
Medina; the silk carpets are richer than are found elsewhere. The tomb
is encircled by gold and silver lamps, candlesticks, candelabras, and
vases for perfumes and rosewater. On the coffin lay Koráns by the hands
of Yakút Mostea’-assemí, Sheikh Bekrí, Abd-allah Krími Kháledí, Timúrjí
Kúlí, Zehebí, Ibn Sheikh-dedeh Mohammed, Kará Hissári, Hassan Chelebí,
&c. The coffin is covered with silk embroidered with gold, and at the
head a large turban reposes majestically. Those who enter are struck
with such awe, that many do not dare attempt it, but only look into it
by the window at the head, and recite a Fátihah. On the south side of
the tomb is a very elegant mosque, the four sides of which are laid
out in cells for the poor, who dine here at the Imáret. When Sultán
Selím I., after the death of his brother Ahmed, visited the tomb of
Emír Sultán, a voice was heard, saying: “Enter Egypt in security,”
which was interpreted as news of the conquest of Egypt, which Emír
Sultán promised to Selím I., and on that intimation Kemál-páshá-zádeh
instantly said a Fátihah.
The Muftí of divine secrets, the champion of mystic illumination,
Sheikh Abd-ur-rahmán Ben Alí Ben Ahmed Al-bostámí, a great lawyer,
who was also a good poet, is buried at Brússa. Sheikh Abd-ul-latíf
Mokadessí Ibn Abd-ur-rahmán Ibn Alí Ibn Ghánem Al-anssarí, having
visited the tomb of Sadr-ud-dín at Konia, the dead saint stretched
out his hand from the tomb, drew the Sheikh to him on the grave, and
ordered him to read the Súrá Yass. He then built the convent Zeiniler,
where he is buried. There lived not a greater Saint than him in the
time of Sultán Mohammed I.
Mevlana Mohammed Shah Ibn Mollá Yegán, one of the Úlemas of Murád I.,
buried at Zeiniler. Mevlana Yússúf Bálí Ibn Yegán, who wrote notes on
the Telvíh. Mevlana Seyyid Ahmed Ibn Abd-allah who also wrote notes
on the Telvíh. Mevlana Elias Ben Ibrahím, who wrote an abridgement of
the Kodúrí Sheik Ak Bi’ík Sultán of the Dervishes Bairámí. Sheikh Uzún
Mosslah-ud-dín, who died at Táj-ud-dín’s tomb at Brússa, after having
read the Korán for the space of forty days. The pole of the spiritual
world, the mine of divine science, Fanárí, a great divine of the time
of Murád and Mohammed II., died 834. The Santon (Mejzúb) Abdál Mohammed
on the great road. Sheikh Sultán Ramazán Bábá, buried in a pleasant
meadow at Brússa in a convent of Begtáshís.
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