Urfa Sheikh Mas�ud Khorasani Zawiya

Zawiyas are places where dervishes belonging to a tariqa live together under the care of a sheikh. Often, they are built far from large urban settlements in rural areas using only their own abilities and possessions. Sheikh Mas�ud Khorasani Z�wiya is located on the southern skirts of Top Mountain, to the south of the inner city of Urfa. There are also cave settlements and cisterns in the vicinity. The origin of the Sheikh Mas�ud Khorasani Z�wiya, which has no building marker or builder epitaph, has been dated to between the end of the 12th century and the last quarter of the 14th century. The facility consists of a central courtyard with an architectural square plan with rooms around the courtyard from the grave room to the tomb. The courtyard is half-covered with a dome. Sheikh Mas�ud Khorasani Z�wiya has become a pilgrimage site now, due to the presence of the grave and tomb of Sheikh Mas�ud and the recent increase in the number of settlements around it. This research is an architectural and historical examination of the Sheikh Mas�ud Khorasani Z�wiya.

Keywords: Sheikh Mas�ud Khorasani, tomb, Urfa, z�wiya.

Urfa �eyh Mes�ud Horasani Zaviyesi

Mustafa G�ler
Harran �niversitesi G�zel Sanatlar Fak�ltesi, Mimarl�k B�l�m�, �anl�urfa

Z�viyeler, bir tarikata ba�l� dervi�lerin, bir �eyhin idaresinde, birlikte ya�ad�klar� ve genellikle de yo�un �ehir yerle�imlerinden uzak, daha ziyade k�rsal alanlara kendi imk�nlar�yla yerle�mesi-z�viyelerini in�a etmesiyle olu�mu� yap�lard�r. �eyh Mes�ud Horasani Z�viyesi de, Urfa i� kalesinin g�neyinde, Top Da��n�n g�ney eteklerinde bulunmaktad�r. Da�l�k bir alanda bulunan ve yap�ld�� d�nemde �ehir d��nda olan z�viyenin yak�nlar�nda ma�ara yerle�imleri ve sarn��lar da bulunmaktad�r. �n�a ve bani kitabesi bulunmayan �eyh Mes�ud Horasani Z�viyesi�ni, 12. y�zy�l sonu ile 14. y�zy�l�n son �eyre�i aras�na tarihlendirebilmek m�mk�nd�r. Z�viye, mimari olarak kare planl� merkezi bir avlu ile avlunun etraf�nda yer alan mek�nlardan ve mezar odas�ndan-t�rbeden olu�maktad�r. Avlusunun �zeri ise yar�ya kadar �r�lm��, �zeri (ortas�) a��k bir kubbeyle �rt�l�d�r. �eyh Mes�ud Horasani Z�viyesi, i�erisinde �eyh Mes�ud�un mezar� ile t�rbesinin bulunmas�yla ve son zamanlarda etraf�ndaki yerle�imin �ok artmas�yla, g�n�m�zde bir ziyaretg�ha d�n��m�� durumdad�r. Bu �al��mada, �eyh Mes�ud Horasani Z�viyesi, mimari olarak incelenerek, yap�n�n mimarl�k tarihi a��s�ndan de�erlendirilmesi ve tan�t�lmas� ama�lanmaktad�r.

Anahtar Kelimeler: �eyh Mes�ud Horasani, t�rbe, Urfa, z�viye.

Mustafa G�ler. Urfa Sheikh Mas�ud Khorasani Zawiya. Megaron. 2017; 12(4): 589-604

Corresponding Author: Mustafa G�ler, T�rkiye

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