Haji Bektash Veli or Haji Bektash Wali ( (1209 ââ¬â 1271) was a Muslim mystic, saint, Sayyid, humanist, and philosopher from Khorasan who lived and taught in Anatolia.He is revered among Alevis for an Islamic understanding that is esoteric (spiritual), rational, progressive, and humanistic. Alevi and Bektashi Muslims believe the path of Haji Bektash is the path of ÿAli ibn Abu Talib, since Ali was the source of Bektash's teachings. His original name was "Sayyid Muhammad ibn Sayyid IbrÃÂhim Ãâ¬tÃÂ". He was one of the figures who flourished in the Sultanate of Rum and had an important influence on the Turkish nomads of Asia Minor. He is also referred to as the Sultan of Hearts[3] and the Derwish of the Derwishes.Haji Bektash Veli was a descendant of Musa Kazim, the Seventh Imam of the AthnÃÂââ¬Ëashariyyah Shi'a Muslim sect.
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