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to the extent of initiating him as a follower. This alarmed members of the

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, particularly Mahmud Pasha Angelović, who then consulted Fahreddin-i Acemi. Fahreddin hid in the Sultan's palace and heard the Hurufis propound their doctrines. Considering these heretical, he reviled them with curses. The Hurufis fled to the Sultan, but Fahreddin's denunciation of them was so virulent that

was unable to defend them. Farhreddin then took them in front of the

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, where he publicly condemned them to death. While preparing the fire for their execution, Fahreddin accidentally set fire to his beard. However the Hurufis were burnt to death.{{dubious, date=October 2024 According to

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tradition, ʿAli al-A‘la (also ʿAli’ul-Âlâ) who had introduced Hurufi beliefs and literature as if this was the secret message of Hajji Bektash into

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, was one of the ''"Certain accursed ones of no significance"'' and the

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of Fażlu l-Lāh Astar-Ābādī ''(Nāimī)''.

References

* ''The Bektashi Order of Dervishes'' by John Kingsley Birge, 1982 (p 60 - 62) Alevi history History of Edirne