Cemâleddîn Uşşâkî

Sufi

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Cemâlî

Mystic (B. ?, Edirne – D. 1750, Istanbul). He is among the Uşşaki branch sheikhs of Halvetiyye. He used the pseudonym “Cemali” in his poems. He received his mystic training from Muhammed Hamdî-i Uşşâkî and Hasan Sezâî-i Gülşenî. After he completed his training to enter the order in Edirne, he came to Istanbul. He has provided spiritual and ethic guidance in his lodge at Savaklar, outside Eğrikapı. His tomb is at this lodge. He is the mentor of famous Sufi Abdullah Salâhaddîn-i Uşşâkî. He has a Dîvân (prepared by Nihal Nomer Karaman, 2002)

REFERENCE: Bursalı Mehmed Tahir / Osmanlı Müellifleri I (1972), Nihal Nomer Karaman (publication of Cemâlî Dîvanı, 2002), İhsan Işık (TEKAA, 2009).

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