Mehmet Emin Tokadi (fully ''Mehmed Emin bin Hasan bin Omar Nakkash Tokadi''; 1664–1745) was the son of one of Aziz Mahmud Amawi's derwishes. Born at

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, during Ottoman times, he died in

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. Nicknamed Jemaleddin, he was officially known as Abul-Amana and Abu-Mansur. He is one of the well known

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and authored many works in Arabic, Turkish, and Persian. His training included the

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, and Shettari ways. In addition, he was a

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and a scholar of hadith,

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. His grave is within the Soğukkuyu Piri Mehmed Pasha Mosque and

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cemetery in Unkapanı, Istanbul, on the way up to the Bozdoğan Kemeri (

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).Mehmed Emin Tokadi Türbesi
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1664 births 1745 deaths Ottoman Sufis Sufi writers Sufis Sufi saints Calligraphers from the Ottoman Empire 17th-century artists from the Ottoman Empire 18th-century artists from the Ottoman Empire Islamic scholars from the Ottoman Empire {{Ottoman-bio-stub