Mehmet Emin Tokadi

Mehmet Emin Tokadi (fully Mehmed Emin bin Hasan bin Omar Nakkash Tokadi; 1664–1745) was the son of one of Aziz Mahmud Amawi's derwishes. Born at Tokat, during Ottoman times, he died in Constantinople.

Nicknamed Jemaleddin, he was officially known as Abul-Amana and Abu-Mansur. He is one of the well known sufi saints of Turkey and authored many works in Arabic, Turkish, and Persian. His training included the Naqshbandi, Qadiri, Shadhili, and Shettari ways. In addition, he was a calligrapher and a scholar of hadith, Muhaddith.

His grave is within the Soğukkuyu Piri Paşa Medrese cemetery in Unkapanı, Istanbul.

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