Mahmud Esad Coşan

Prof. Dr.
Mahmud Esad Coşan

In Australia, 1999
Born 14 April 1938
Ayvacık, Çanakkale
Died 4 February 2001(2001-02-04) (aged 62)
Dubbo, Australia
Cause of death Car accident
Board member of İskenderpaşa Jamia
Religion Sunni-Hanafi Islam (İskenderpaşa Jamia of Nakşibendi-Khalidiyya Ṭarīqah)

Mahmud Esad Coşan was a Turkish academic author, preacher, professor of Islam and Naqshbandi leader. He was born in Çanakkale, Turkey on 14 April 1938. He died in Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia on 4 February 2001.[1]

Early life

He was born in Çanakkale's Ayvacık county, Ahmetçe village. He finished Vezneciler Primary School in 1950 and Vefa High School in 1956. He started Istanbul University, Faculty of Letters, the Arab-Persian Philology. He took certificates of Arabic Language and Literature, Persian Language and Literature, Medieval History and Turkish- Islamic Art. Classic-Religious Turkish Texts Chair won first place in the residency exam in Ankara, in 1960.[2] He served as secretary for two years in first years of assistance in faculty editorial board. In 1965, he received his PhD by completing a dissertation on the fifteenth century poet Hatipoğlu Muhammad and his works. In 1973, he became Associate Professor and became a faculty member in University of Ankara Turkish-Islamic Literature Department. In 1977-1980, while teaching at the College of Theology, he also taught Turkish Language and Literature at the Sakarya Government Architecture and Engineering Academy. In 1982, he became full Professor and he served as guest lecturer abroad.[2]

Community of İskenderpaşa

In 1977, he began to chats of hadith with Zahid Kotku's order. He was the leader of İskenderpaşa Jamia of the Nakşibendi-Khalidiyya Ṭarīqah when Mehmed Zahid Kotku died on 13 November 1980. He voluntarily retired in 1987. He continued his conferencing, chat, publishing, and various corporate activities. He went to Australia in 28 February operation. From 1997 until his death he found in the United States and European countries.[2]

Death

In Australia, he and his son-in-law Ali Yücel Uyarel died in a car accident. The accident was on the night of 4 February 2001 in Dubbo.[2]

Congregation members went to the community centre in Çamlıca, Bulgurlu following the arrival of the news of Coşan's death. Coşan's father Halil Necati Coşan and his brother Mithat Coşan agreed condolences in Çilhane Mosque.[2]

On 9 February 2001 funeral prayer was made in Fatih Mosque. Finally, his corpse buried in Eyup Sultan Cemetery.[3]

Works

Published By Server İletişim

Published By Seha Neşriyat

References

  1. ↑ http://www.biyografi.net/kisiayrinti.asp?kisiid=668
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Radikal: "Nakşibendi şeyhi öldü - Nakşibendi tarikatının ünlü kollarından İskender Paşa cemaatinin şeyhi Coşan, Avustralya'da trafik kazasında yaşamını yitirdi. Aynı kazada ölen Uyarel, şeyhin olası haleflerinden sayılıyordu" 5 Şubat 2001
  3. ↑ NTVMSNBC
  4. 1 2 İskenderpaşa web sitesi
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