Şeyh Said Efendi - Hayatı, İlmi ve Tasavvufi Anlayışı - 1925 Hareketi

Hundreds of books and articles have been published about the Sheikh Said Movement, one of the most important events in the history of the Republic. However, there is no work that describes Sheikh Said Efendi's life, personal characteristics, knowledge and sheikhship. The work you have here is a first in this respect. What makes this work, which describes Sheikh Said Efendi's life, scientific and Sufi understanding, and his movement in 1925, different from similar books is that its author, Abdulilah Fırat, is the grandson of Sheikh Said Efendi. The information in the study reaches the reader from the primary source. This three-volume work is a guide to get to know Sheikh Said Efendi, who left his mark on the world and sacrificed his life for his faith, to know his life path, and to understand his uprising and martyrdom in 1925.

In the first volume, Sheikh Said Efendi's life, scientific understanding and mystical understanding are covered under three main headings. In your life; Information about his family, his life adventure, anecdotes about him, his conversations, his attitude towards trade and agriculture, and his many travels are explained. In his scientific understanding; Sheikh Said Efendi's scientific personality, his teaching style, and the scientific licenses he received were explained by adding them. The scientific works taught in Sheikh Said Efendi's madrasahs and the sciences benefited from were examined in detail. In the section on Sufi understanding; Sheikh Said Efendi's sheikh licence, order lineage were added, and many principles of Naqshbandi Halidi Palevi, the Sufi school of Sheikh Said Efendi, and the statements of the sheikh Efendi were included.

VOLUME 1: 496 Pages

In the second volume, Sheikh Said Efendi's works, eulogies, personal belongings, flag, horses, his struggle in the First World War and his attitude towards the Armenians, his meeting with M. Kemal Pasha in Diyarbekir, the occupation of Izmir, the rally during the Erzurum Congress are included. His stance, his meeting with Molla Said Kurdi, his relationship with the Alevis, and the meeting between Sheikh Said's Children and Molla Said Kurdi and many other topics are explained. In addition, Sheikh Said Efendi's reasons for opposing Mustafa Kemal Pasha and the contradictory views of Sheikh Said's ideals and Mustafa Kemal's ideas were examined. Finally, Sheikh Said Efendi's departure for the uprising, Shuşar, Karlıova, Melekan meetings, Çan congress, his visits to Çapakçur, Genç, Lice and Hani, the Piran Incident and his calls are outlined.

VOLUME 2: 456 Pages

In the third volume, the situation after Lausanne, the preparations and development of the Sheikh Said Uprising that took place in 1925, the government's measures, information and documents related to the incident, and the capture of Sheikh Said Efendi as a result of treason are explained. In the work, the process of the movement in Sheikh Said Efendi's own words, his taking to Diyarbekir, the statement of the prosecutor's office, the statements of Sheikh Said Efendi in the Eastern Independence Court and the statements of his other friends are included. The reasons, justifications and aims of the Sheikh Said movement from different perspectives, the opinion of the prosecutor's office, the last written defense of Sheikh Said, the final decision of the Eastern Independence Court, and the process of martyrdom of Sheikh Said and his friends are outlined. Additionally, letters belonging to Sheikh Said Efendi and his friends, which were included in the Eastern Independence Tribunal minutes, were added.

VOLUME 3: 488 Pages