Pir Ahmed Edirnevi Tomb
About the Person:
- Ahmed Pir Edirnevi is one of the important representatives of the Bayramiyye-Melamiyye Sufi order. He lived during the reigns of Selim II and Murad III.
- He was involved in scholarly activities in Edirne and then settled in Istanbul. His Sufi lineage dates back to Pir Ali Aksarayi, one of the leading figures of Bayramiyye order.
- He was known for his asceticism, piety and devotion to the Shariah (Islamic law) by concealing the secrets of “Vahdet-i Vücud” (The Unity of Existence); he guided his disciples in line with these principles. Ahmed Efendi, who was also known for his works on the science of Tajwid (Quranic recitation), passed away in Istanbul in 1592.
About the Tomb:
Construction Year: End of the 16th century
Ordered by: Probably his disciples
Architect: Unknown
Prominent Features:
- It is a tomb with a square plan and a simple structure.
- Restored in 1957.
- The walls are built with three rows of bricks, one row of cut stone and beam bricks.
- It has a wooden roof.
- There is a verse of the Quran on the marble-framed arched door.
- There is a classical Ottoman style cast iron window on the street facade.
- There is only one tomb belonging to Ahmed Pir Edirnevi.
- The inscription added later reads, “This is the tomb of Tajwid author Karabaş Ahmed Efendi.”
