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
Sheikh Abú Ishak Kazúní, his name was Ibrahím, his surname Abú Ishak.
His mother, Shehriár, was an Armenian princess and married to one of
the princes of the white sheep (Baiandurí.) He was born in the year
352, in the month of Ramazán, and was the pole of poles in his day;
he is buried at Erzerúm, inside the gate of Tebríz, beneath the same
cupola with Murteza Páshá, who gave up Eriván to the Persians. When
I visited this place the keeper was an old woman with a white beard,
whose story is as follows. At the time of the rebellion of Abáza Páshá
some of his Segbán came to the village Kánkoí, with the intention of
ravishing a beautiful Armenian girl, she being aware of her danger,
turned her face to heaven and said, “O Abu Ishak deliver me from these
rioters, and I for the remainder of my life will watch thy tomb.” At
that moment a white beard grew from her chin, and she thus escaped the
pursuit of the Segbán. I have myself seen her three times. The chapel
in memory of Kazúní, which exists at Brússa, was built by Ilderím; it
is opposite to the burying place of the Camel-drivers.
Chekirkeh Sultán at Eskí Kaplíjah, before the monument of Murád I.
Shádí Sultán near Emír Sultán. Abd-allah Efendí. Sheikh Emír Alí Efendí
of the order of Khalvetís. Karaja Mejid-ud-din. Karanfillí-dedeh
at Hassan Páshá’s gate. Sunbullí-dedeh at the Tátárs’ gate. Sheikh
Alí Mest in the same place. Mollá Arab Jebbári at the foot of the
mountain. Mollá Ashjí-dedeh, Hassám-ud-dín Chelebí, Kháliss-dedeh,
&c. Mollá Khosreu Ibn Khizr, the author of the celebrated canonical
work, “Durer-u-gurer;” he is buried near Zein-ud-dín Háfi. There is
a small dark cell, wherein he composed this precious work, which I
did not leave until I had finished the lecture of the whole Korán in
it, as an offering to the blessed spirit of Mollá Khosreu. Sheikh
Abd-ul-latíf Mokadessí the Imám of Ilderím Khán. Sáurimssakjí-zadeh
Súleimán Efendí buried near the old Kaplíjah, he is the author of the
“Mevlúd-námeh,” or hymns on the Prophet’s birth sung on his birth-day.
Mollá Bagdádí-zadeh Hassan Chelebí Ibn Yússúf Albagdádí is buried at
the convent of Zeiniler, where he lived and died. Mollá Hassám-ud-dín
Hossein Ben Mohammed, known by the name of Kara Chelebí-zadeh, buried
before the mosque of Emír Sultán. Sheikh Mohammed Uftádeh Efendí of
the order of Jelvetís, buried in the mosque of the inner castle,
with a large convent near it. Mollá Kemál-ud-dín known by the name
of Karadedeh, born at the village Súvinsa near Amasia; he was a
tanner, and did not begin to study until he was sixty years old,
seven years afterwards he became Professor of the college of Murád
at Brússa; he lived many years after this, and wrote a great number
of books; the work “Dedeh-júngí” is of his composition. He is buried
near Emír Sultán. The Muftí Azíz Efendí who was Sheikh-ul-Islám in
Sultán Súleimán’s time, and being exiled to Brússa died there. Mollá
Alí Ben Sáleh celebrated by the name of Vassí Alí, the author of the
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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