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The Arabati Baba Tekḱe (, , ) is an Ottoman-era takya located in Tetovo,
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reekhelsinki.gr The ICM claim to the tekke is based upon their contention to represent all Muslims in Macedonia; and indeed, they are one of two Muslim organizations recognized by the government, both Sunni. The (Shi'i) Bektashi community filed for recognition as a separate religious community with the Macedonian government in 1993, but the Macedonian government has refused to recognize them. In March 2008, there were reports that the ICM members squatting on the facility grounds have taken control of additional buildings, have been intimidating visitors to the ''tekke'', and have discharged their weapons on the grounds.
File:Sersem-ali.jpg, The Harabati Baba Tekke, a traditionally Bektashi Sufi lodge
File:20090715 Tetovo Baba Arabati 1.jpg, Arabati Baba Teḱe
File:20090715 Tetovo Baba Arabati 2.jpg, Shadervan of Arabati Baba Teḱe
File:Arabati Baba Teke, Tetovo.jpg, Arabati Baba Teḱe
File:Tetovo - Arabati Baba Teke - Blue house.JPG, The house of Fatima daughter of Rexhep Pasha in Arabati Baba Tekke
File:Arabati Baba Teke, Sunni mosque inside view 01.JPG, Mejdan of Arabati Baba Tekke.
File:Harabati Baba Tekkesi01.JPG, The entry of Arabati Baba Tekke
Free Sersem Ali: News on the Ongoing Controversy at the Harabati Baba TekkeThe Bektashi order of SufisA Visit to the Harabati Baba TekkeBektashi World Headquarters (in Albanian, English, Turkish)
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North Macedonia
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. The tekke was originally built in 1538 around the türbe of dervish .The Macedonian Tendency: Bulgarians About Travel in Tetovo, Macedonia/ref> In 1799, a
waqf
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provided by Recep Paşa established the current grounds of the tekke. The monks claim the tower was the last home of a high-ranking Albanian named Roxalana, who died of tuberculosis there. According to a more popular theory, it was part of the monastery's defence system, founded in the 16th Century.
Due to its striking architecture, the Arabati Baba Tekke has become an iconic symbol of Tetovo, and is featured on its municipal coat of arms.
History
Arabati Baba controversy
In 2002, a group of armed members of the Salafist, Islamic Community of Macedonia (ICM), the legally recognized organization which claims to represent all Muslims in Macedonia, invaded the Arabati Baba Tekke in an attempt to reclaim the tekke as a mosque, although the facility has never functioned as such. Subsequently, the Bektashi community of Macedonia has sued the Macedonian government for failing to restore the tekke to the Bektashi community, pursuant to a law passed in the early 1990s returning property previously nationalised under the Yugoslav government. The law, however, deals with restitution to private citizens, rather than religious communities.Muslims in Macedoniareekhelsinki.gr The ICM claim to the tekke is based upon their contention to represent all Muslims in Macedonia; and indeed, they are one of two Muslim organizations recognized by the government, both Sunni. The (Shi'i) Bektashi community filed for recognition as a separate religious community with the Macedonian government in 1993, but the Macedonian government has refused to recognize them. In March 2008, there were reports that the ICM members squatting on the facility grounds have taken control of additional buildings, have been intimidating visitors to the ''tekke'', and have discharged their weapons on the grounds.
Images
See also
* Dergah * Zawiyya * AleviNotes
External links
Free Sersem Ali: News on the Ongoing Controversy at the Harabati Baba Tekke
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