Hacı Bayram-i Veli

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Interior of the Türbe of Hacı Bayram next to the Hacı Bayram Mosque in Ankara

Hacı Bayram-i Veli (* 1st half of the 14th century near Ankara ; died in 1429 there ), also known as Hajji Bairam for short , was a Turkish poet, Sufi and the founder of the Bayramiyye order.

Early life

Hacı Bayram was born in Ankara. Its original name is unknown. His life changed when he received instruction in Sufism in the city of Kayseri from Somuncu Baba , who was one of the murshids of Safi - Tariqa - Sheikhs Hodscha Alā ad-Dīn Alī.

Pilgrimage and foundation of the order

The two mystics Somuncu Baba and Hacı Bayram-i Veli lived in the city of Bursa , from where they made the Hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca ) together. During this trip Somuncu Baba continued to teach Sufism. With the death of Baba in 1412, his authority was passed on to Hacı Bayram, who returned to Ankara as sheikh of the now so-called Sufi order of the Bairami . He built a dervish lodge on the site in Ankara, where his tomb and the mosque named after him are today. People came to him to linger and learn Sufism. With the teaching of Hacı Bayram, the order attracted more and more followers.

Akşemseddin and Hacı Bayram

The Order's increasing following worried some local authorities; they shared their concerns with the Ottoman Sultan Murad II , who called Hacı Bayram to Edirne , the then capital of the empire. The sultan wanted to review the opinions, doctrine and patriotism of the order.

Hacı Bayram took another scholar, Murid Akşemseddin , with him to Edirne. Murad soon realized that the complaints against Bayram were based only on rumors. Hacı Bayram and Akşemseddin stayed in Edirne for a while, teaching and preaching at court. He had several private meetings with the Sultan.

The Sultan wanted to conquer Constantinople , the then capital of the Eastern Roman Empire . He asked Hacı Bayram-i Veli, “Who will conquer the city?” The answer was:

"Not you. But this boy should. You and I will not be alive at the time of the conquest. But my student Akşemseddin will be there. "

The child mentioned was the son of the Sultan, the future Mehmed II , who was to conquer Constantinople in 1453. Hacı Bayram demanded that his student Akşemseddin be the teacher of the child Mehmet, and the sultan agreed. Hacı Bayram made several more trips to Edirne until he died in Ankara in 1430 and passed the leadership of his order on to Akşemseddin. His tomb and the Hacı Bayram mosque dedicated to him are in Ankara.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Taji-Farouki, Suha Beshara and Ibn 'Arabi: a movement of Sufi spirituality in the modern world . Anqa, Oxford, England 2007, ISBN 978-1-905937-00-4 , pp. 158 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
personal data
SURNAME Hacı Bayram-i Veli
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hacı Bayram
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Sufi scholar and saint
DATE OF BIRTH between 1300 and 1350
PLACE OF BIRTH at Ankara
DATE OF DEATH 1429
Place of death at Ankara