Otman Baba

The Türbe by Otman Baba in Teketo, Bulgaria

Otman Baba (also called Shah-i Kerbelâ , born in 1378 or 1379 , died on 8th Redscheb 883 (Islamic chronology) , that is in the first half of October 1478 ) was a famous dervish of the 15th century who traveled through the entire Ottoman Empire and after 1445 acquired a large following among the heterodox Bektashi - Muslims and Alianes in Bulgaria , which after 1445 developed into his veneration as a saint . He is also known as Od'man , Hüsam Şah , Hüsam Şah Gani or Gani Baba .

He came to Anatolia in the time of Timur and worked mainly in Germiyan and Saruhan , until he went to Manisa and later to Rumelia during the time when Mehmed II was still prince . He participated in various conquests in Rumelia part and is a Kalenderi - Sheikh . After Otman Baba's death, his grave in the Bulgarian town of Teketo near Chaskowo developed into a place of pilgrimage, which was converted into a museum during communism in Bulgaria .

The hagiography of Otman Baba was written by his scholars Küçük Abdal and is considered by his followers as the canonical text. It says that Otman Baba could perform miracles that demonstrated his superiority over the other dervishes and Ottoman authorities, especially Sultan Mehmet II. Deviating from orthodox- Islamic teachings, Otman Baba represented his unity with God and his domination of the divine Evidence to prove - as the embodiment of the monotheistic religious leaders Mohammed , Jesus and Moses .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ OTMAN BABA (HÜSAMŞAH GANİ)
2. ↑ ^{a b} Muhyiddin Abdal'a Göre Hacı Bektaş ve Otman Baba
3. ↑ Bulgaristan Araştırma Gezisi (I) ( Memento of the original from March 8, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 

literature

• Gramatikova, Nevena (2002). "Otman Baba - One of the Spiritual Patrons of Islamic Heterodoxy in Bulgarian Lands". In: Études balkaniques . 3. Sofia: Académie bulgare des sciences. ISSN  0324-1645 .