Hamidüddin Aksarayî

Hamidüddin Aksarayî (1331 - 1412), better known by his sobriquet Somuncu Baba, was an ascetic teacher of Islam in Bursa, Turkey, who exerted extensive influence and is known as a Muslim saint. He taught at the Ulu Camii (The Great Mosque) where he was installed by Sultan Bayezid I after it was completed. Somuncu Baba's students included Molla Fenari and Hacı Bayram-ı Veli.

References

* Akgündüz, Ahmet (1992) "Arşiv belgeleri ışığında Şeyh Hâmid-i Velî Somuncu Baba ve neseb-i âlîsi" Es-Seyyid Osman Hulûsi Efendi Vakfı, Istanbul, ISBN 9759535203 (biography of Hamidüddin Aksarayî in Turkish)