The tomb of Seyyid Burhaneddin, the teacher of Mevlana Celaleddin Rumi, who spent the last years of his life in Kayseri, is one of the most visited tombs in Kayseri today. Sayyid Burhaneddin Tomb; In Ahmet Eflaki's work titled "The Legends of the Arifs", it is stated that his real name is Hüseyin, and he was born in 1165 in Tirmidhi, Uzbekistan. He is the teacher of Mevlana Celaleddin Rumi. He taught Mevlana in Konya for 9 years and stayed in Kayseri for 2 months before moving to Konya.
Seyyid Burhaneddin Türbesi
Attractions
Pazartesi
08:30–18:30
Salı
08:30–18:30
Çarşamba
08:30–18:30
Perşembe
08:30–18:30
Cuma
08:30–18:30
Pazar
08:30–18:30
After the education of Seyyid Burhaneddin Mevlana, he returned to Kayseri and lived here for 9 years until his death. Near his death, Kayseri was occupied and plundered by the Mongols. During the occupation and plunder of Kayseri by the Mongol army, Mevlana's teacher Seyyid Burhaneddin witnessed all the events.
Seyyid Burhaneddin died in 1244. According to Ahmet Eflaki, the incident of death took place as follows: "When Sayyid's life came to an end and his departure to the other world was approaching, he ordered his servant to prepare a jug of hot water. When the servant came a little later and said, 'I heated the water,' Sayyid said, 'Then go, close the door tightly and go outside. Sayyid, "Garip Sayyid has passed away from the world." The servant said, "What will he do, I put my head on the door of the place of worship and watched. Sayyid got up, made ablution, made a ghusl, put on his clothes, drank his death glass, curled up in a corner of the house and said, 'The skies are clean, in the heavens. All those who are clean are clean. They have prepared clean souls. O God, who is omnipresent and entrusted to me, please come and take this trust from me. I hope you will find me among those who are patient.
After the news of Sayyid's death, mourning ceremonies are held. After death forty passed, the Governor of Kayseri, Sahib Şemseddin, sent a letter to Mevlana, he came to Kayseri with his great friends, showing respect to Mevlana, and they held a mourning ceremony again after visiting Sayyid's grave. Sahib Şemseddin presents all of Sayyid's books and parts to them, they take what they want from the books, donate a few treatises as heirlooms to Sahib Şemseddin and set off for Konya again.
Seyyid Burhaneddin's tomb is located on Talas Street in the large cemetery named after him. The tomb of Seyyid Burhaneddin was built in 1892 by the Governor of Kayseri, Mehmet Nazım Pasha, with the help of the Ankara Governor Abidin Pasha.