Sheikh Haji Feyzullah Efendi of the Halicilar Tekke and His
Ilmihāl-i Hakīkat
This work, which covers the life and Sufi views of Haji Feyzullah Efendi
(d. 1876) from Naqshbandi sheikhes, consists of three parts. In the first
part of our study titled ‟Sheikh Feyzullah Efendi”, that was a biography
of Feyzullah Efendi was tried to be created and his place in the history
of sufism and his position in the Kuleli case, which is alleged to have
been involved, was discussed. In addition, the historical process of a
dervish lodge which named Feyzullah Efendi Tekke was emphasized in
the light of new information. In the second chapter titled ‟The Sufi personality
and opinions of Sheikh Feyzullah Efendi”, general information
about the murshids and caliphs of Feyzullah Efendi was conveyed and
the sufi views were put forward based on his only works to date named
Ilmihāl-i Hakīkat. The third chapter, which is titled ‟Ibnülemin Bey’s
Journal of writing about Haji Feyzullah Efendi”, contains the most comprehensive
information about the life of Feyzullah Efendi and Ilmihāl-i
Hakīkat, so the translation of the manuscript recorded in the Istanbul
University Rare Works Library Ibnülemin collection with number 2760.
Keywords: Sufism; Naqsbandiyya; Kuleli case; Feyzullah Efendi; Ilmihāl-
i Hakīkat