Akşemseddin

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Akşemseddin (* 1389/1390 in Damascus , today Syria ; died 1459 in Göynük ; real name Sheikh Muhammad Shams al-Milla wa-d-Din bin Hamza ) was an Islamic scholar , Sufi, poet and doctor of the 15th century. He was the teacher of Mehmed II and was also called Akşeyh for short.

At the age of seven he came to Anatolia with his father and settled in Kavak (Amasya). His father died soon after. Akşemseddin received a religious education and became a teacher at the madrasa in Osmančík . During this time he must also have received medical training.

Akşemseddin toured Persia and Transoxania and wanted to Aleppo to join Zain ad-Din al-Chawafi, but turned back and joined Hacı Bayram in Ankara, who a short time later appointed him his successor. Other stages of his life are Beypazarı, a village called Evlek in the judicial district of İskilip and Göynük . After the death of his Hacı Bayrams he succeeded him. Before the conquest of Constantinople he was several times in Edirne at the side of Mehmed II and also took part as an army preacher in the conquest of Constantinople by the Ottomans. Akşemseddin is also credited with discovering the tomb of Abū Aiyūb al-Ansārī . He was highly favored by the Sultan. After the campaign he returned to Göynük, where he died a few years later.

Akşemseddin is said to have performed the Hajj to Mecca seven times , but the dates are not known. He had numerous sons. Some sources speak of seven, others of twelve sons. The best known was the poet Hamdi.

Works

  • Risalet-ul-Nuriyye
  • Def'u meta'ini's-sufiyye
  • Risâle-i Zikrullah
  • Risale-i Şerh-i Ahval-i Hacı Bayram-ı Veli
  • Makamât-ı Evliya
  • Maddet-ul-Hayat
  • Nasihatname-i Akşemseddin
  • Kitab-ül-Tıp
  • Hall-i Müşkülat

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personal data
SURNAME Akşemseddin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Islamic religious scholar
DATE OF BIRTH 1389 or 1390
PLACE OF BIRTH Damascus
DATE OF DEATH 1459
Place of death Goynuk