Page 112 - The Importance of the Ahl Al-Sunnah

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tions.
Hadrat Gumushkhanewi is known for the great importance
he attached to the Sunnah and for constantly teaching his stu-
dents the hadiths. By establishing libraries across Turkey and
being active in educational activities, he did all in his power to
help Muslims advance. He fought in the Ottoman-Russian war
of 1877-78 and provided considerable moral support to the
Turkish troops.
On his return from a visit to Egypt in 1880, he turned the
Gumushkhanewi dargah over to his successor Hasan Hilmi
Effendi, and from then on only attended the Friday lectures.
He died on Mount Yusa in Beykoz district on 13 May 1893,
where he was spending the summer months in a tent. He was
recognized as the greatest Islamic scholar of his time.
The Master’s works include:
u The Jami` al-Usul, which describes the fine points of partic-
ularly the Naqshbandi order. It contains collections from
works held in esteem by all movements of tasawwuf that are
compatible with the Ahl al-Sunnah;
u The Ruh al-`Arifin, which describes the various ranks with-
in tasawwuf;
u The Majmu`at al-Ahzab, which describes the Ahl al-
Tasawwuf’s daily religious observances;
u The Kitab al-`Arifin, which deals with supplication.

Bediuzzaman Said Nursi
Bediuzzaman Said Nursi was born in 1873 in Nurs, a small
hamlet in the province of Bitlis in eastern Turkey. Although he
began his religious education at the age of nine, he could not
get used to the madrassah and left it. At the age of 12, he had

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