Abdul Kerim al-Qubrusi
| Abdul Kerim al-Qubrusi | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Aydoğan Fuat 11 November 1957 Polis, Cyprus |
| Died |
30 June 2012 (aged 54) Lefke, TRNC |
| Occupation | Former representative of the Naqshbandi-Haqqani Sufi Order in the USA |
| Religion | Sunni, Sufi Islam |
| Website |
www.Naksibendi.org www.Osmanli.us |
Aydoğan Fuat, formally referred to as Abdul Kerim al-Qubrusi (Turkish: Abdülkerim Kıbrısî) and often called Shaykh Abdülkerim, was an American Sufi Sheikh of Turkish Cypriot origin and former representative of the Naqshbandi-Haqqani Order in the United States, under the leader Nazim Al-Haqqani.
Early years
Abdülkerim was born to Fuat (later Fuat Savaşkan), a Sufi figure known in tariqat circles as Hajji Fuad ar-Rabbani. He attended the khutbah by Shaykh Nazim at Lala Mustafa Pasha Mosque in Famagusta and later became a disciple.[1] In November 1973, he joined the Turkish Resistance Organisation and fought around Varosha, Famagusta during the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974.[2]
In the United States
In 1974, Shaykh Nazim commissioned Abdülkerim to found a Naqshbandi-Haqqani branch in the United States. He undertook charity work in New York City, mostly rehabilitation of drug addicts.[1][2] In 2002, he founded the Osmanlı Dergâhı, a zawiya located in Catskill Mountains, New York.[3]
Death
Abdülkerim died of heart attack during a visit to his dargah in Lefke.[1] He is interred at the Osmanlı Cemetery in Famagusta.[1][4]