Aydoğan Fuat, formally referred to as Shaykh Abdul Kerim al-Qubrusi (Turkish: Şeyh Abdülkerim Kıbrısî), was an American Sufi Sheikh of Turkish Cypriot origin and former representative of the Naqshbandi-Haqqani Order in the United States, under the leader Nazim Al-Haqqani.
Abdul Kerim al-Qubrusi | |
|---|---|
| Born | Aydoğan Fuat 11 November 1957 |
| Died | 30 June 2012 (aged 54) |
| Occupation | A former representative of the Naqshbandi-Haqqani Sufi Order in the USA |
| Website | www.Naksibendi.org www.Osmanli.us |
Early years edit
Abdülkerim was born to Fuat (later Fuat Savaşkan), a dervish known in tariqat circles as Hajji Fuad ar-Rabbani. He attended the khutbah by Shaykh Nazim at Lala Mustafa Pasha Mosque in Famagusta and later became a disciple.[1] In November 1973, he joined the Turkish Resistance Organisation and fought around Varosha, Famagusta during the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974.[2]
Through his life he served under Shaykh Nazim, becoming his representative in North America and throughout the world.[3]
In the United States edit
In 1974, Shaykh Nazim commissioned Abdülkerim to found a Naqshbandi-Haqqani branch in the United States. He undertook charity work in New York City, mostly rehabilitation of drug addicts.[1][2]
In 2002, he founded the Osmanlı Dergâhı, a zawiya located in Catskill Mountains, New York.[4] Shaykh Abdul Kerim converted a barn to a Sufi Dergah in the Ottoman tradition. Prayers are held five times a day with special services on Fridays. The Sufi center concentrates on Sufi Zikr (remembrance) with ceremonies every Thursday night and provides outreach to the surrounding community of Sidney, New York.[5] In the words of Mawlana Shaykh Nazim Adil al-Haqqani, "He stood up against unbelief. Only one man, and in the US also, another center of unbelief. He also taught them their lesson and limits!"[6]
Death edit
Abdülkerim died of heart attack during a visit to his dargah in Lefka.[1] He is interred at the Ottoman Cemetery in Famagusta, Northern Cyprus.[1][7]
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Şeyh Nazım'ın sağ kolu hayatını kaybetti". Archived from the original on 2015-01-07. Retrieved 2014-08-17.
- ^ a b "Important Turks of Cyprus". Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2014-08-17.
- ^ "Shaykh Abdul Kerim Effendi Passes away". Journey of a Seeker Of Sacred Knowledge. 2012-06-30. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
- ^ "Naksibendi (Naqshbandi) Sufi Zawiya in the Catskill Mountains, New York". Archived from the original on 2014-06-05. Retrieved 2014-08-17.
- ^ "One small N.Y. town's battle for tolerance". msnbc.com. 2010-12-12. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
- ^ Sheikh Nazim (2012-07-02), My Shaykh Didn't Cry for Me - Şeyhim Bana Ağlamadı - شيخي لم يبكيني, retrieved 2016-11-02
- ^ Osmanli.us