Sunbuli

The Sunbuliye is a branch of the Halveti order, founded by Sunbul Sinan Efendi, more commonly known in

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as 'Sunbul Effendi'. Sunbul Effendi was born in 1464 or between 1475 and 1480 in Merzifon,

. He became a dervish with Shaikh Muhammed Jemaleddin al-Khalwati of the Halveti order at the Koja Mustafa Pasha Dergah/Mosque in Istanbul. After becoming a Khalif or representative of Sheikh Muhammed Jemaluddin he was sent to Egypt where he spread the Halveti order. Upon hearing of his sheykh's death he returned to

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to serve the Halveti order until his death in 1529. He is buried in the Koja Mustafa Pasha Tekke in the Fatih district of

. For several hundred years this Tekke served as the centre of the Sunbuli order with all of the grand Sheikhs of the order being buried at the Tekke. When

became a republic the Sunbuli tekke along with all others was closed. It was later re-opened in the form of a

Mosque A mosque (; from ar, مَسْجِد, masjid, ; literally "place of ritual prostration"), also called masjid, is a place of prayer for Muslims. Mosques are usually covered buildings, but can be any place where prayers ( sujud) are performed, ...

a position of which it continues to serve. The resting place of Sunbul Effendi remains a place of pilgrimage by pious Muslims in

. The following is the Sunbuliye's genealogy:

Khalwatiyya The Khalwati order (also known as Khalwatiyya, Khalwatiya, or Halveti, as it is known in Turkey) is an Islamic Sufi brotherhood (''tariqa''). Along with the Naqshbandi, Qadiri, and Shadhili orders, it is among the most famous Sufi orders. Th ...

: Pir Umar Khalwati Jemaliye: Pir Muhammed Jemaleddin Halveti Sunbuliye: Pir Sumbul Sinan (branch of Jemaliye) Merkeziye: Pir Musa Muslihuddin (known as 'Merkez Effendi')(branch of Sunbuliye) His resting place is at the Merkez Effendi

(formerly the Merkez Effendi Tekke in

Sufi orders Khalwati order {{Sufism-stub