Bektashism
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Bektashism is a Sufi order of Islam that evolved in 13th-century western Anatolia and became widespread in the Ottoman Empire. It is named after the walī Haji Bektash Veli, with adherents called Bekta
Interior view of Arabati Baba Teḱe, Tetovo, North Macedonia.
Haji Bektash Veli Complex
World Headquarters of the Bektashi
Arabati Baba Tekke, in Tetovo
Ahmet Myftar
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Ahmet Myftar Dede was the 6th Dedebaba of the Bektashi Order in Islamic Sufi mysticism. He was the final dedebaba to have served during the People's Socialist Republic of Albania.
1947 photograph of Ahmet Myftar
The tyrbe of Ahmet Myftar Dede at the World Headquarters of the Bektashi in Tirana, Albania