The Bektashi World Headquarters and the Bektashi Quarter of Elbasan, under the special care of the Bektashi World Grandfather, His Grace Haxhi Dede Edmond Brahimaj, organized today, on June 18, 2021, at 10:00, an activity related to the inauguration of the laying of the foundations of tyrbe in Karbunarë e Vogël (Holy place).
Present at this marked event were, father Faik Selmani, dervish Ardit Selmani as well as many religious, social, clergy, believers and benefactors of Bektashism.
Like this sacred tomb, the foundations of which were laid today, a very important chapter in the journey of the Bektashi order, occupies the building of many new tekkes and tombs, as well as the glorious ones, of which we were all once proud. and that have been the blessed hotbeds of the movement for freedom and protection of our nation.
The tomb (tyrbe) of Karbunara e Sipërme (Holy Place) is located southeast of the city of Lushnja, Karbunarë Administrative Unit, Municipality of Lushnjë.
The history of this tomb is early and is related to the arrival of various missionaries in Karbunare. From the very beginning, it served as a passageway to the South of Albania and in this place there was a large cemetery, a mosque and a small tomb, near the source of the Hakaj. Once Karbunara, today Upper, was also the center of Lushnja, sub-prefecture. Also, in an Italian map of 1937, the sign of the tomb is given in Karbunara e Vogël, near the cemetery, which was finally demolished, after the liberation, when the agricultural cooperative was established.
Oral information is also given that a dervishes came from the city of Kruja, giving the kindness and love of the Bektashi faith. The believers of the village, when he passed away, build the tyrbe.
The religious ceremonies of Eid al-Adha, Sultan Novruz, the observance of Matem and the day of Ashura, are celebrated to this day. After 1990, Mrs. Nadire Gorovelli, built in this good place, a simple tyrbe and where every June, the annual pilgrimage is organized.
Greetings of the Bektashi World Leader, His Grace, Haxhi Dede Edmond Brahimaj.
It is a special pleasure to be here today, in Karbunara e Vogël, near you, near your joys and hopes, so let me wish and bless you: Good luck and prosperity always in your families!
Today for the first time we come here in Karbunara e Vogël-Lushnjë, and we do this ceremony, in laying the foundations of the new tomb. This Holy Place has an early history, which is related to the missionaries who came to Karbunara e Vogël. At the beginning of this time in this place was a large cemetery, tekke and a small tyrbe, near the source of the Hakaj. For this, historical sources and data of the old elders are given, that in Lushnja there were churches, mosques, tyrbe and tekkes. This extension has also occurred in the areas around Lushnja, Rrogozhina, Kavaja, Peqin, Elbasan and Gramsh.
According to the data from the Historical Museum of Lushnja, there are holy places such as: Qafa e Murtajës, in the former village of Murtajë (today Mollas), tekke of Matjani, Garunjë, tekke in Çermë-Shkumbin, tekke e Vogël, in the neighborhood “Kadri Qystri” Lushnjë , Good place Dushkë, Gabrian, Këmishtaj, tyrbe of father Serma in the Hasko neighborhood of village, etc. The history of Bektashism in Lushnja started early, but in 1870 the tekke of father Skënder was founded. Where we have his tomb inside the city today is significant. Radiation and messages: of love and brotherhood, given by father Skënderi on the Bektashi faith is known throughout Lushnja. An Italian map from 1939 also shows the tomb in Karbunara e Vogël, near the cemetery, which were demolished after the liberation when the agricultural cooperative was established.
Oral information is also given that a dervishes came from the city of Kruja and stayed for a period of time. The religious ceremonies of Eid al-Adha and , Sultan Nowruz, the observance of the mourning and the day of Ashura have remained alive in the memory of the believers and lovers of the village of Karbunarë e Vogël.
Sisters and brothers!
The Bektashi faith has given us strength and kept us alive, in the most difficult years of the dictatorship we went through. This belief multiplies our strength to anticipate the current developments of human life, drawing as close as possible to the attention of the Creator. The Bektashi doctrine itself, in its essence in addition to the love of the Creator, contains in itself a number of wonderful features, such as love for the fatherland, for the brother you have on your side, for wisdom, for a healthy and high moral family. The Bektashis carry the motto “Without a homeland there is no religion”.
Today, by doing this ceremony, we remember and keep alive, the traces and teachings of the dervish, of father Skënder and his followers, who planted love, kindness, brotherhood and harmony in this Holy Place. In this occasion, I would like to thank the devotion and love for the Bektashi faith that Mrs. Nadire with her relatives and Miss Brunilda Gorovlli in reviving Bektashism in these four years of pilgrimage and in spreading the spirit of brotherhood and hope.
Today is a special day that the foundations of the new tomb are laid according to Bekashian rules. On this occasion we wish you all, health ,to love each other and good works in the building of the tyrbe.
Happy this marked day!
God bless you all!
Amin!
