Kami Efendi
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No detailed information has been identified about el-Hac Kâmi Efendi’s family, profession or official life.
The phrase “Kıtmîr-i Bâb-ı Hazret-i Nebevî” on Kâmi Efendi’s gravestone reflects the wish to be a servant standing at the gate of the Prophet in loyalty and humility. Kıtmîr is known in Islamic tradition as the dog of the Companions of the Cave; in Sufi and literary language it has been associated with loyalty, devotion and the humble state of waiting at the gate.
El-Hac Kâmi Efendi died on Tuesday, 5 Rajab 1318, corresponding to 29 October 1900, and was buried in the Fatih Mosque Cemetery.
Epitaph
He is the Eternal. A Fatiha for the soul of Hacı Kâmî Efendi, the Kitmir of the gate of the Prophet. Monday, 29 October 1900.
A Fatiha for his/her soul