Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
CUMHURIYET ILAHIYAT DERGISI-CUMHURIYET THEOLOGY JOURNAL, cilt.22, sa.2, ss.885-908, 2018 (ESCI)
Hajji Bayram Wali's religious guidance activities that he took over from Somuncu Baba (Hamid al-Din Aqsarayi) were not limited with Ankara and nearby it. These activities continued by expanding with Bayrami tekke lodges and zawiyas which were established by khalifas trained by him. As a result of this expanding, Shaykh Lutfullah, one of the khalifas, led to establishment of waqf and works related to it such as mosque, madrasah and zawiya in Balikesir and nearby it. There has not been any detailed study about life of Shaykh Lutfullah and his services. In this article, the waqf established by Shaykh is analyzed in terms of its trustees, sources of income, in charges, repairs and inspection of zawiya. Documents analyzed for this article present that Shaykh Lutfullah contributed to taking shape of religious and cultural structure of Balikesir and nearby it in the 15th century. His services were not only on spritual bases under the roof of the mosque but he also had an effect on the economic, social and educational life of the region. Thus, Shaykh Lutfullah and his zawiya set an important example of the active and dynamic aspect of Anatolian wisdom (irfan) involved in life.