We comprehend from the documents that
Islam was brought to Bosnia around xxth century by route of mysticism, a path
created and first traveled by the Sufis. And we also witness to the fact that
before the Ottomans came, Sufis had settled and built dervish lodges (tekija)
in Bosnia. Large portions of the native population would accept Islam willingly
during and in the years that followed the conquest of Bosnia by Ottomans. But
the local population had already accepted Islam by the efforts of Sufis. It is
theorized that the local Bosnian people converted to Islam in far greater
numbers than some of their Catholic and Orthodox neighbors because the local
Bosnian Christian Church, the Bogumil sect, bore many striking similarities to
Islam. However, this alone would not be reason enough to accept a different
religion. It was also necessary that significant missionary work be done to
reach out to locals and expose them to the new faith. The Dervish lodges, which
also established to serve this need, would conduct missionary work in Bosnia
and with time proved to be a very effective tool in spreading knowledge of
Islam, helping to gain new adherents. Among these Dervish lodges (tekija),
Nakshbandi, Mawlawi, Kadiri, Bektashi Orders are highly visible. From the time
Ottoman conquered Bosnia, many additional dervish lodges had been established.
These lodges played an important role in bringing up well known scholars in
addition to establishing sufi art (as buildings) and tradition.
İslam’ın Bosna’ya esasen tasavvuf yoluyla
girdiği ve yine sûfîler tarafından yayıldığı bilinmektedir. Nitekim
Osmanlılardan önce sûfîlerin buralara gelip yerleştiklerine ve tekkelerini
kurduklarına dair deliller mevcuttur. İlerleyen dönemde Bosna’nın fethi ve
sonrasında geniş halk kitlelerinin İslam’ı benimsemelerinde de en etkili rolü
sûfîler oynamıştır. Osmanlıların hâkimiyeti döneminde pek çok farklı tarikat
Bosna’da yaygınlık kazanmıştır. Bunlar arasında Nakşibendîlik, Mevlevilik,
Kadirilik, Bektaşilik gibi tarikatlar sayılabilir. Osmanlıların Bosna’yı
fethetmesinden bugüne kadar burada birçok tekke de kurulmuştur. Tasavvufî
gelenek açısından olduğu kadar sanat tarihi yönüyle de önemi haiz olan bu
mekânlar dinî kimlikleri yanında fikrî ve edebî yönleri güçlü isimlerin
yetişmesinde mühim rol oynamıştır.
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Publication Date | June 30, 2013 |
Published in Issue | Year 2013 Volume: 4 Issue: 1 |