...The new nationalists as Rexhep Pashë Mati, Shahin Bej Kolonja, Mehmed Ali Pashë Vrioni, Ismail Qemal Vlora, Fadil Pashë Toptani, and Bajo Topulli, who found support from the Bektashee institutions, represented by Father Hysen Melçanit,Father Abedin Frashëri, Father Salih Elbasani, Father Ahmet Koshtani, Father Shaban Prishta and Father Xhemal Përmeit...
Father Ali Tomorri
... The bektashee believers of Albania have two noticeable features. These are the tolerance which they have toward other religions and putting the love for the fatherland above everything else. “There is no coffee without fatherland”, it is one of the expressions used widely from the Albanian Bektashee believers. The Muslim community (sunit), catholic community, orthodox community and the bektashee community are officially known today by the Albanian state. These communities participate in the enjoyements and festivities of one-another, they wish one-another in the feasts and are an real example of the religious tolerance all over the world.”
Hüseyin ÖZCAN
... in this revolt (1912), where all the bektashee tekkes played the most important role – Father Hysejn Melçani went to the mountain and joined the revolted ones to show once more the flame that he had in his soul in this time of old age, and he made this for the nations’ freedom,- nation which he honoured as the sanctified and flawless leader....
…while Janina and Scutary - two Albanian fortresses –were not yet surrendered in the hands of the enemies, because they were protected by the stainless chests of the Albania’s sons, where had been there sons from North sent by Father Haxhi Kruja and from South sent by Father Abedin Frasheri.
...the bektashee worked hard by respecting totally their duty. In Korca, Father Ramadan Qatromi, in Tepelenë Father Ahmet Turani, in Përmet Father Mustafa Frashëri and Father Xhemali, in Skrapar Father Hysejni, in Gjirokastër Father Aylejmani and Father Selimi, tried hard to keep the people united in favor of the National Congress held in Lushnja on 1920. This Congress will remain holy and unforgotten, because the Albanian people showed that it was a vivid nation for the first time since Vlora’s Congress held on 1912, where Albania proclaimed independence.
Father Ali Tomorri
Father Ali Tomorri
The tekkes, dervishes and the fathers contributed during the renaissance in the raising and spreading of the Albanan schools.
Father Alushi opened the school in the tekke of Frasheri, which Frasheri brothers attended.
Father Abedin of Frasheri tekke, opened Albanian school in Kakos, for the villages of Qeshibe, Strenec, Surropull. He organized on 1910 meetings in Skrapar and Përmet, with the moto:"Long live the ABC".
Father Meleq Shëmbërdhenji assisted in opening the Albanian schools and distributed the ABC book coming from Romania, in Montenegro, Kosovo, FYROM and Albania.
Father Xhaferi of Prishta’s tekke, opened on 1908 the first Albanian school in Corovode with 34 pupils from villages around.
Father Sali Matohasanaj opened the first Albanian School in Matohasanaj – Tepelenë and in Golimbas Vlorë, before 1908.
Father Ahmet Koshtani opened the first Albanian School in Koshtani’s tekke on 1908.
Father JasharKrena, opened the Albanian School in Martanesh on 1908.
Father Jusufi of the tekke of Bllaca, Deb opened Albanian School on 1908.
Father Fetahu of the tekke of Backa, opened the Albananian School in Scrapar, before Prizren’s League.
Father Haxhi Ismail, Father Haxhi Muhamet, Father Haxhi Hysen, Father Zenel Kaloshi, Dervish Ali Dedej have given their assistance to propagate the Albanian language in Kruja and its outskirt.
