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Hadith (Ibn Hanbel)

Foundation that shelters orphans and children

News · 12 February 2024

It was late afternoon... They were both men of ideas. They were going from Istanbul to Ankara by intercity bus. The conversation was about the state-nation relationship, the love of this nation for the state, and the fact that the statesmen are considered as fathers. Someone found this idea far-fetched. His friend reminded him of Ömer Seyfettin's Pink Pearl Kaftan story: -Remember Muhsin Çelebi's devotion to his state. -What Ömer Seyfettin wrote is, as the name suggests, a story... You must show me documents. The bus approached Bolu. His friend suddenly got excited: -Well, if I say "I will show you a document", will you get off the bus with me now? -Where? -Right now, here! -But we were going to Ankara... Anyway, okay... I'll get off. Just convince me... -Come on then... The bus had arrived in Bolu. They got off the bus, one determined, the other curious. They walked for a long time, one in front and the other behind... When they entered the place they came from, while the other one was sneering, his friend stopped him in front of a large inscription. -Now read it out loud, please. The bottom lines of the long inscription, which started with "Kara Timurtaş Pasha, is an important raider lord who was one of Osman Gazi's comrades and participated in many conquests with him...", ended with the following sentences: “Mehmet Bey, one of the grandchildren of Kara Timurtaş Pasha (905 Hijri, 1500 Gregorian), sold all his property and built and dedicated a mosque in Bolu to perform prayers, as well as establishing an almshouse next to it, and there he built an orphanage to study. To provide shelter for incoming orphans..." His friend continued: -He spent all his wealth and established this foundation. Services were provided especially to orphans, as well as to strangers and travelers. Now do you understand that the Muhsin Çelebi example, which you call "story", is real?