Devoted Lives
Translated
by Nasihah Mohamad @ Aah Hanimovic
Source
: Adanmış hayatlar Konyalı büyük veli : Alaeddin Konevi (Page38)
Yeni Bahar
Magazine, January 2014
The great
Wali from Konya : Alaeddin Konevi
One of the
biggest Awlia’.He was a Fiqh,Qalam,Tafsir, Usul and literature scholar.His real
name is Ali Bin Ismail Bin Yusuf el Konevi, recorded as Ebu’l Hassan and well known
as Alaeddin. He was born on 1270 M (668 H)
in Konya, Turkey. He was then breath his last at Syam on 1328 M (728 H).
Alaeddin
Konevi was grown up in the place where he was born, Konya. At the beginning of
1293 M he went to Syam (now known as places around Syria, Jordan etc) . In
Syam, he was learning knowldeges from the scholars : Ibrahim Bin Omer, Ibnu
Asakir, Dimyati, Zemlekani, Omer Bin Kavvas, Abn Dakiku’l Iyd .By gaining the
knowldges from those scholars, his Fiqah, Qalam, and Tafsir knowledges
increased to the higher level.
After
obtaining permission from his teachers, Alaeddin Konevi started his teaching at
Madrasah Iqbaliye in Syam. After sometimes, he left his duty there and went to
Cairo, Egypt and by that time he was so poor. However he didn’t asked help from
anyone. Due to his condition, he became one of the teachers in Madrasah
Sherifiyye and continued as administrator in dervish convent of Selahiyye
At the same
time, Alaeddin Konevi was busy with Tasawwuf (Sufism). He was having very
systematic life. Every day he was busy with gaining knowledge until afternoon
and surely never forget about performing salah. He ate little during afternoon,
and went out from home when want to visit friends , patients or helping someone.He spent the left part of the
day by worshiping Allah taala.
