Ḥājjī Bektāsh Walī

Muslim theologian

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relation to Bektashiyyah

  • Headquarters of the Bektashi Sufi Order
    In Bektashi

    …in the 13th century by Haji Bektash Veli. The Islamic order acquired definitive form in the 16th century in Anatolia (now Turkey [Türkiye]) and spread to the Balkans during the Ottoman period. Bektashis, whose numbers are estimated to be anywhere from 7 million to 20 million followers, are found throughout…

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