Panorama newspaper. December 3, 2021
FERDINAND SAMARXHIU
HONOR OF THE NATION
INSTEAD OF EPILOGUE…
In the historical journey, great men, men in the voice of the nation, knitted and sharpened great works, turned on the light, left traces, placed strong pebbles that froze the cobbled streets of the time. Fiery times demanded men who called the mayakrah on the tops of the mountains, to unite all in the log that called them to war and death, but were never repulsed. They kindled great fires, illuminated their immortal istikam for freedom, for God, wisdom, learning for books. They paved the difficult paths for the time. How long, how difficult and with how little light this journey. Albania full of events, battles, bloodshed, hardships, glory…
LIGHTED TIME, FIRE FOR FREEDOM…
Bitter events. Albania, plasdarm the passage of foreign armies. Beliefs, Bektashism, persecution of Greek vandals with the burning of tekkes in southern Albania, the events of the years that led to the First World War, 1914-1918, the political upheaval of the modernization of Turkey as a post-20th century state, which is experienced throughout the empire, the dilemmas approached to nations and peoples, to their beliefs, their sacrileges, especially to Bektashism, incited of the patriotism of great men, who were seeing the trampling of the status quo of the country, their patriotic faith , ignited alive their national curiosity for their homeland, their freedom, their faith. The closure of Bektashi tekkes in Turkey during the 1925s, the non-existence of order, the Bektashi order, called into national ideal all Albanians, among the first Bektashis who were prominent for the time, spreaders of light, progress, who also saw their faith in service of development, progress and emancipation of time.
Love For Homeland, Love On God's Way, Protector Of War For Freedom
Tekke, nursery, ideal nation's medicine, will awaken Sali Njazi Dede with blood and veins from ours, will push him further for the mystical and ideal path for the nation and a fiery day of love in delicate moments of faith, his patriotic national path will decide.
"The head of the tekke of Haxhi Bektash Veliu in Kërshehir, His Grace, the Grandfather Salih Niazi, who belongs to the Albanian tribe and is known as the Pope of all Bektashis in the world, was forced to leave the great center of Bektashism and came and took his place in Tirana as the Grandfather of Albania, all while holding his high office as a post-holder of this faith all over the world ”.
PATHOS FOR THE NATION,
MOST LIGHTING HISTORY…
Cologne, with rifles and pens for motherland, history of wars, squads, heroes, Sali Butka, Bajo
Topulli, Themistokli Gërmenji, Petro Nini Luarasi etc. Teqe Kolonjë, Starje, Leskovik, Qesarakë,
Kreshove. Tyrbe, mekame, blessings of Albanianism, where the nation was idealized above all. Here where the child was raised, the baby of the dervish Cufes.
The first of his blood had fought in squads for freedom, they had written about the motherland, about the Albanian letters. The patriotic hearth would instill in its heart, God, the mythicization of national idealism.
The young Sali Njazi Dedei, Albanian, with love in the mystical way. 1896 will find him in Nevshehir, near the famous Tekke of Haxhi Bektash Veliu, as a diligent student and scholar. Soon, the young Albanian on the mystical path of the Bektashi order, 1897, myhib and cleric. Haxhi Fejzi Dede, the most previous grandfather of the great tekke of Haxhi Bektash Veliu, from the blood of our veins from Marikaj of Tepelena, with joy from his origin, will encourage the mysticism of God, the patriotism of the young Sali Njazi Dede, of fused with the principles of the Bektashi order. With the curiosity of his blood he will further encourage the mythicization of the national ideal in him, merging it with the motto of the Prophet Muhammad, "Without Homeland there is no Religion", which makes the Albanian boy more mystical, more patriotic. The great faith, its Bektashi mysticism, will make Sali Njazi Dedei show and reveal divine values and virtues. Devotion, mysticism, towards the Bektashi order, will find Sali Njazi Dede in his youth, in the highest forum of the Parents' Council in the World Headquarters, in the great tekke of Haxhi Bektash Veliu. High appreciation for the time and age, Grandfather Sali Njazi Dede, by order of Haxhi Fejzi Dede, after the Congress of Bitola, will travel to his hometown and other Albanian areas. He will be acquainted with the mystical path of the Bektashi order, patriotism in Kon-ica, Tetovo, Thessaloniki. His personality as a mystical cleric to his tariqah will make him elected very soon in the High World Council of the great tekke of Haxhi Bektash Veli, will already be recognized and accepted in many countries of the world such as Greece, Romania, Bulgaria, Egypt, Asia, Irak, Iran, Siria etc. Possessor not only of his personality, but also of a high deity mystical Bektashi cleric, he will soon be placed in the highest post-flag bearer of the world Bektashism. With the passing from the life of, world grandfather Haxhi Fejzi Dede, in 1913, will be unequivocally elected by all the Bektashi clerics of the time, fathers, grandfathers, to the highest post of world leader in Haji Bektash Veli Teqe, Turkey. The World Center of Bektashism already had the cleric of the blood and veins of our nation, who will soon reveal his blood, patriotism, Islamic mysticism fused with the idealism of the nation. The world leader, already the highest bearer of the flag of Bektashism, will lead with principles and concepts not only mystical, but also of the idealizations of their nations towards the path of God. Acceptance, respect for every national anthem of every country, will unfold his vision of time, a vision that will guide him later and will travel together with the World Center of Bektashism represented in the great tekke of Haxhi Bektash Veliu, to the homeland of his so beloved, Albania.
SALI NJAZI DEDE, IDEALIST OF THE BEHAVIOR OF THE Grandfather
BEKTASHIAN WORLD IN ALBANIA
The infamous decision of the Turkish Parliament, November 1925, led and initiated by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, to close all Bektashi tekkes throughout Turkey, to ban the Bektashi order, created unfavorable conditions and situations, non-existent for Bektashiism . Although Sali Njazi Dede, powerful personality of the time with the reputation and influence of his great one who had left traces in the declaration of independence of the Turkish nation, with this ominous decision, Bektashism would no longer be free to function as tariqat, with Bektashi tekkes closed. As a great clergyman, Sali Njazi Dede consult with fathers, grandfathers of other countries of the world, to take his decision, the great national historical act and to decide to bring the headquarters of world Bektashism in Albania. The Albanian Renaissance, its great ideologues: Naim, Abdyl, Sami, other patriots, would be the basis and great support that would lead Sali Njazi Dede to his great act, the bringing of the Bektashi World Headquarters to his homeland in Albania. The patriotism of Sali Njazi Dede would also be supported by King Ahmet Zog, who would welcome the arrival of the Bektashi World Headquarter in Albania. The historical conditions and circumstances in Albania of the Bektashis, who had already fought for their independence and their leaders, had formed their Bektashi community as the first independent religious community in Albania, in dependence and connection with Turkey, arose without a doubt and was Another significant national patriotic factor that would further shape Sali Njazi Dede's decision to bring the World Center to Albania. Bektashism is already permeated by its national spirit of every country, every nation. Wherever the Bektashi believers according to their country, they have the anthem of their nation, their homeland, their faith, the Bektashi tariqat.
BEKTASHI CONGRESSES- ROLE OF THE ROAD PROTECTED WITH NATIONAL IDEAL.
Prishta, 14-17 January 1921, First Bektashi Congress, forms the Bektashi Community
Albanian, leader, contribution of Bektashi spiritual leaders. September 26, 1929, Teqe Turan. Third Congress. His statute, art. 57, will legitimize the temporary Bektashi Community Center, Teqe Turan. The time had come for Sali Njazi Dede to be expected as the leader, patriot, great world spiritual leader of Bektashism.
January 1930, Sali Njazi Dede begins his historic journey to his homeland, Albania, writing history of the World Center of Bektashism. The steamer "Express", a name that remained in history, will bring our Grandfather from Istanbul to Piraeus. Then, in Skela, Saranda, 17 deputies of the time, headed by Et'hem Osmani and Ali Koprëncka, clerics, fathers, dervishes of tekkes all over Albania, Father Kamber, Teqe Prishtë, father Sulejman Shtuf, Dervish Rexheb, Father Hysni Turan, Father Hasan Memaliaj, Father Xhafer Përmet, Father Seit Leskovik, Father Ali Kulmak, Father Mustafa Frashër, believer, numerous inhabitants of the surrounding provinces. In Turan-Tepelena, Sukë, Këlcyrë, Përmet, Leskovik, personalities of the time look forward to the arrival of the world leader Sali Njazi Dede: Sabri Qyteza, Teufik Lamçe, Teufik Orgocka, the delegates of Kolonja Father Hajdari, Myhtar , Sali Butka and others. On behalf of the people of Colonje, His Holiness is greeted with an enthusiastic speech by Mr. Selami Libohova…
200 people, in Qafë of Qarri, wait for the Grandfather of Korça. February 1, 1930. Sali Niazi Dede would describe the enthusiasm of his reception: “Going to Turan with twenty-five cars will remain an unforgettable and very precious memory for me. We will stay here for a few days and we will go to Tirana to create the Headquarter of the Bektashi Community ”. The World Grandfather, Sali Niazi Dedei, had already arrived in Albania, the Bektashi World Center. Turan was starting its historical path. The arrival of Sali Njazi Dede in his country was welcomed by hundreds of believers not only Bektashi, but also from other faiths. "I feel very touched ", Sali Njazi Dede would declare in the newspaper of Korça, February 1930, from the extraordinary and warm reception of the people and authorized to convey his blessings not only to the believers, but to all the people of free Albania . The fame of the Bektashi World Center, its Grandfather, Sali Njazi Dedeit, had crossed the borders of the homeland, the Balkans, etc., had spread and known throughout the world.
The government of Ahmet Zogu's time, recognizing the great fame, the legitimate request of the Bektashi clerics, by a special decree appointed in March 1930 Sali Njazi Dedena, World Leader of the Bektashis:… ”You are informed that, as after letter no. 323, dated 20.3.1930, of the Ministry of the Royal Court, His Highness, the King, had the kindness to order the decree of the appointment of His Grace, Salih Niazi Dedes, Bektashi Grandfather ”. Vision of the time, spirit of Islamic mysticism, mythification of national idealism, April 4, 1930. With great optimism to restore Bektashism on the pedestal of time, Sali Njazi Dede, grandfather, organizes the meeting of the Grandfather Council. Problems, great needs, organization of Bektashi Parental Centers in Albania and around the world. Enlightening religious program, contemporary visual concept, reformer, structural organization for the time, further leading the way in the conditions of existence of other faiths, in harmony, cooperation with all denominations and their views, the approach of the Occident, where he had come.
The patriot imbued with the ideals of the nation, faithful to the way of God, the heir of national mysticism and mythology, Sali Njazi Dede, would be a patriotic patriotic cleric who would not equate the issue of the homeland, his freedom, with anything even when life his questioning and its non-existence. The "Pope" of all the Bektashis of the world was forced to leave Turkey and came to Tirana…
HE DID NOT SIGN THE OCCUPATION OF ALBANIA
AND NEVER ACCEPTED IT
The invasion of Albania by fascist Italy Albanian patriot, world grandfather, man imbued with the ideal of nationalism, nurtured by the mysticism of God, nurtured by patriotism for his homeland and his nation, would not sign and would never accept the occupation of Albania from fascist Italy.
November 28, 1941, Sali Njazi Dede and Dervish Aziz Levani will be secretly and treacherously killed by the dark enemies of the nation, turning into a glory and pride for our entire nation, for all Albanian and world Bektashism. Sali Njazi Dede, war martyr, for national liberation. Martyr of the homeland, Honor of the Nation. Sali Njazi Dede has been and remains the inventor and builder of the magnificent building of Bektashism in our country. He has been and remains, said Father Reshat, a cleric, model with great knowledge, wisdom and tolerance. He was and remains the first reformer of this faith in our country, raising Bektashism to high levels of representation. The Bektashi world leader, Haxhi Dede Edmond Brahimaj, “among these bright names of martyrs and ideators of the nation, is undoubtedly the pure name of the Bektashi cleric, Sali Njazi Dede, who came to Albania with a clear vision and full of hope that the World Bektashi Center, being located in southwestern Europe, in peace and coexistence with other religious faiths, but would also contribute to harmony between religions “The World Grandfather, His Holiness, Haxhi Dede Edmond Brahimaj, along the path of the wise, spiritual leaders, Sali Niazi Dede, Ali Riza Dede, Kamber Ali Dede, Xhafer Sadik Dede, Ahmet Myftar Dede, Haxhi Dede Reshat Bardhi, commemorates and honors the 80th anniversary of the assassination of Sali Njazi Dedeit, as World Leader and the arrival of the Bektashi World Center in Ti rane in 1930.
historical S i m p o z i u m. Papers, communications, greetings of clergy of all faiths in honor of the memory of the great patriot, idealist of the nation and the way of God, Sali Njazi Dedeit, the Bektashi world leader who brought with his patriotism the Bektashi world center in Albania, a martyr of the nation that did not accept and never signed the invasion of Albania that was killed by the dark forces. In this sequel, in this path of wisdom to further perpetuate two great events: the martyrdom of world leader Sali Njazi Dede for not accepting the invasion of Albania and the arrival of the World Center was organized an exhibition dedicated to the arrival of the world center in Albania and its grandfather world, martyr patriot Sali Njazi Dede. Ceremony of the year of Naim, "Naim Frashëri, apostle and whistle of Albanianism", by well-known authors, Kujtim Boriçi and Nuri Çuni.