Haji Bektash Veli
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Haji Bektash Veli was an Islamic scholar, mystic, saint and philosopher from Khorasan who lived and taught in Anatolia. His original name was Muhammad. He is also referred to as the "Sultan of Hearts"
15th century painting depicting Haji Bektash, located in Hajibektash complex
Sculpture of Haji Bektash Veli in Turkey
Haji Baktash Veli, a murid of the Malāmatī-Qalāndārī Sheikh Qutb ad-Dīn Haydar, introduced Ahmad Yasawi's doctrine of "Four Doors and Forty Standing" into his order.
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
Haji Bektash Veli
…with his brother "Menteş" (Mantash) to become affiliated with the tariqat of Baba Ilyas al-Khorasani. On the other hand, the famous reference book of Bektaşi order, Valāyat-Nāma-i Hādjī Baktāsh-ī Wālī, claims that "Bektash" was the murshid of Bābā (Bābā Eliyās al-Khorāsānī). The name attributed to him by his…
Interior view of Arabati Baba Teḱe, Tetovo, North Macedonia.
Haji Bektash Veli Complex
World Headquarters of the Bektashi
Arabati Baba Tekke, in Tetovo