Sheikh Muṣṭafā Dagistānī (1824-1909)

Abstract

The land of the Ottomans had witnessed many migration movements. Dagestan and the people of Dagestan are one of the most oppressed groups under the threat of Russia. In this article, I will touch upon the detailed biography of a Naqshī-Khālidī sheikh of Senirkent-Isparta who was separated from his family at a very young age. The short history of the lands of North and South Dagestan is also included in the article. He was one of the sheiks of Khālidī branch of Naqshbandiyya Sūfī order, which was established by Mawlānā Khālid al-Baghdādī and the most widespread Sūfī order at that time in the Ottoman lands. This article will further include Muṣṭafā Dagestānī`s connections with the renowned scholars and Sūfī masters of his time. While narrating his life story, I will demonstrate the relationships among the Sūfī masters and how the scholarly life of the intellects intertwined in the first quarter of the 19th century in Western Anatolia as well. Moreover, this article will encompass recently acquired family archives as sources of his biography and networks.

Keywords

• sheikh muṣṭafā dagestānī
• dagestan
• senirkent
• naqshbandiyya
• mawlānā khālid al-baghdādī