Person in the Tomb
Asadar Baba is one of the personal servants (asadar) of Aziz Mahmud Hüdayi. His exact name is not known.
It is understood that he died in the same year as Hüdayi (1628). There is a coin motif belonging to the Jelveti order in the inscription on his tomb, and from this aspect, it is understood that he was a member of the Jelveti sufi lineage.
This place, known among the public as a healing and offering shrine, is a place of visit where, in the past, "children who were late in walking" were taken around the shrine and it is believed that they then started walking.
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It is an open tomb and is surrounded by a concrete vibe.
There is a single Jelveti coined gravestone.
The inscription reads as follows:
“Asadar Baba, Pir Aziz Mahmud Hüdâyî’s Asadar. Lillâhi’l-Fatiha*. Year 1038 (1628-29)”
The tomb is located next to a large plane tree with two forks.
It is a shrine that is still actively visited and has an important place in public belief.
It is known that a festival place was established in the shadow of this plane tree before 1908.
*Lillahi’l-Fatiha, literally meaning “Al-Fatiha for Allah” is a traditional saying especially in Turkish societies to imply the congregation to read Surah Fatiha for the sake of the dead.
