Haji Bektash Veli

Sayyid
Hajji
Bektash
Wali
Sayyid; Hajji Bektash Wali
بکتاش
	15th century painting depicting Haji Bektash, located in Hajibektash complex
Personal
Born	c. 1209; Fushenjan, Nishapur, Khwarazmian Empire
Died	c. 1271; Suluca Karahöyük, Sultanate of Rum
Resting place	Haji Bektash Veli Complex, Nevşehir Province, Turkey; 38°56′N 34°33′E / 38.933°N 34.550°E
Religion	Islam
Parent	Sayyid Ibrahim (father);
Era	Medieval
Known for	Sufi mysticism
Muslim leader
Period in office	13th century
	Influenced by Ahmad Yasawi;
	Influenced Imadaddin Nasimi, Yunus Emre, Pir Sultan Abdal, Sarı Saltık;

Haji Bektash Veli (Persian: حاجی بکتاش ولی, romanized: Ḥājī Baktāš Walī; Ottoman Turkish: حاجی بکتاش ولی, romanized: Hacı Bektaş-ı Veli; Albanian: Haxhi Bektash Veliu; c. 1209–1271) was an Islamic scholar, mystic, saint, sayyid, and philosopher from Khorasan who lived and taught in Anatolia.^[1] His original name was Sayyid Muhammad ibn Sayyid Ibrāhim Ātā. He is also referred to as the "Sultan of Hearts"^[2] and the "Dervish of the Dervishes".^[3]

He is revered among Alevis for an Islamic understanding that is esoteric, rational and humanistic. Alevi and Bektashi Muslims believe the path of Bektash is the path of Haqq-Muhammad-Ali since they were the source of Bektash's teachings. He was one of the many figures who flourished in the Sultanate of Rum and had an important influence on the culture of Anatolian nomads of Asia Minor.^[4]

^ C. Olsen: Celibacy and Religious Traditions. Oxford University Press. 1st Ed. 2007. Pg. 143–144
^ "Haci Bektaş Veli's Commentary of Fatiha | the First Bektashi Teqe in America". Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
^ "The Bektashi Order of Dervishes". bektashiorder.com. Archived from the original on 12 August 2011.
^ Alexēs G. K. Savvidēs, Byzantium in the Near East: Its Relations with the Seljuk Sultanate of Rum in Asia Minor, The Armenians of Cilicia and The Mongols, A.D. c. 1192-1237, Kentron Vyzantinōn Ereunōn, 1981, p. 116.

[Celibacy_and_Religious_Traditions2-1] C. Olsen: Celibacy and Religious Traditions. Oxford University Press. 1st Ed. 2007. Pg. 143–144

[2] "Haci Bektaş Veli's Commentary of Fatiha | the First Bektashi Teqe in America". Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2014.

[bektashiorder.com2-3] "The Bektashi Order of Dervishes". bektashiorder.com. Archived from the original on 12 August 2011.

[4] Alexēs G. K. Savvidēs, Byzantium in the Near East: Its Relations with the Seljuk Sultanate of Rum in Asia Minor, The Armenians of Cilicia and The Mongols, A.D. c. 1192-1237, Kentron Vyzantinōn Ereunōn, 1981, p. 116.

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