Ahmed Yesevi was born to Ibrahim in Sayram at the end of the 11th century. He lost his father at the age of seven and was then raised by Arslan Baba [tr]. [7] By then, Yasawi had already advanced through a series of high spiritual stages and, under the direction of Arslan Baba, the young Ahmad reached a high level of maturity and slowly began to win fame from every quarter. His father Ibrahim had already been renowned in that region for performing countless feats and many legends were told of him. Consequently, it was recognized that, with respect to his lineage as well, this quiet and unassuming young boy, who always listened to his elder sister, held a spiritually important position.
Yesevi later moved to Bukhara and followed his studies with Yusuf Hamadani. [8] Upon the demise of Yusuf Hamdani, first ʻAbdullah Barki and then Hassan-i Andākī became the head of Hamadani's khanqah. [6] Yasawi became the head murshid of the Naqshbandi order when Hassan-i Andākī died in 1160. He then turned this position to Abdul Khaliq Ghajadwani under Hamadani's advice and moved to Turkistan City in order to spread Islam in Turkestan. [6]
Ahmed
Yesevi
was born
to Ibrahim in
Sayram
at the
end
of the 11th century. He lost his father at the age of seven and was then raised by
Arslan
Baba [tr]. [7] By then,
Yasawi
had already advanced through a series of high spiritual stages and, under the direction of
Arslan
Baba, the young Ahmad reached a high level of maturity and
slowly
began to win fame from every quarter. His father Ibrahim had already
been renowned
in that region for performing countless feats and
many
legends were
told
of him.
Consequently
, it
was recognized
that, with respect to his lineage
as well
, this quiet and unassuming young boy, who always listened to his elder sister, held a
spiritually
important
position.
Yesevi
later
moved
to Bukhara and followed his studies with Yusuf
Hamadani
. [8] Upon the demise of Yusuf
Hamdani
,
first
ʻAbdullah
Barki
and then Hassan-i
Andākī
became the head of
Hamadani
's
khanqah
. [6]
Yasawi
became the head
murshid
of the
Naqshbandi
order when Hassan-i
Andākī
died
in 1160. He then turned this position to Abdul
Khaliq
Ghajadwani
under
Hamadani
's advice and
moved
to
Turkistan
City in order to spread Islam in Turkestan. [6]