Gathered to watch the ‘Light Event’



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Citizens who gathered for morning prayer in Siirt watched with interest the “Incident of Light”, in which the first rays of the sun illuminated His Holiness İsmail Fakirullah’s headboard, with the light system made by İbrahim Hakkı 256 years ago.

Under the auspices of Siirt Governor Osman Hacıbektaşoğlu, a small number of spectators were brought to the district square due to the new type of coronavirus measures (Kovid-19) within the scope of the organization organized by the Tillo district governorate. and the municipality of Tillo. Attention was paid to social distance and hygiene rules with the use of masks.

The citizens who gathered for the event after the morning prayer said: “What will I do with the sun that does not rise with my teacher? He awaited the incident of the first rays of the sun illuminating his master’s bedside with the light system that he had built on his tomb 256 years ago.

Citizens, who were waiting for dawn bringing takbirs and salawat, watched the event that took place at 06.19 at dawn and lasted 5 minutes on the giant screen installed in the district square.

Citizens also recorded those moments with their mobile phones.

Lieutenant Governor Resul Özdemir told the AA correspondent that the incident, which takes place every year on days when the length of day and night is the same, is monitored today with a limited number of participants within the scope of Kovid measures. -19.

“His Holiness İbrahim Hakkı, who was raised by His Holiness İsmail Fakirullah, achieved great success in the positive and Islamic sciences, and showed the best example of his love, respect and love for his teacher with the light incident mechanism that he built “. Özdemir recalled that he is also the author of the work called “Marifetname”, which sheds light on sciences such as astronomy and geometry.

Noting that one of His Holiness İbrahim Hakkı’s most important works was this incident, Özdemir said:

“‘If the first sun of the new year does not fall on my teacher, what will I do with that sun?’ His Holiness İbrahim Hakkı expressed his respect for his teacher – not only did he express this sentiment, but he also realized this with the system he established by using his astronomical knowledge that it was at its peak in the middle of the 18th century. Has fallen on his head “.

– “By downloading the sun here, it transmits very different messages”

Tillo Mayor İdham Aydın also explained that the district, which has a 5,000-year history, reached a peak in science many years ago.

Emphasizing that one of the most important developments in science is the Light incident, Aydın said:

“Ibrahim Hakkı’s teacher, Ismail Fakirullah, is lowering the first sun of the new year on his grave out of loyalty to His Holiness. Ibrahim Hakkı’s parents are a few meters ahead of His Holiness Fakirullah, but he is lowering this sun over his master’s head, not his father. Of course, it sends very different messages as the sun goes down here. “We light up to the darkest point,” emphasizing that we shouldn’t stay in the dark and light up the dark. People feel really amazing to see this. “

Samet Fırat Soydemir, one of the citizens, said that he came from Hatay to see this event.

Soydemir said that he is the grandson of Erzurum İbrahim Hakkı, “I came here to see the light incident, which takes place twice a year. I came here last night. There is a very good hospitality. I think Tillo is definitely a place to visit. “. said.

The municipality of Tillo offered tea, soup and bagels to the citizens waiting in the field.

Lieutenant Governor Selim Erkovan, District Governor Lokman Düzgün, protocol members and citizens attended the program.

– Light incident

İbrahim Hakkı, who was very upset after the death of his teacher İsmail Fakirullah in 1734 in Tillo, said: “What do I do with the sun that does not rise next to my teacher?” began searching, saying. His Holiness İbrahim Hakkı built a tomb for his teacher with a tower on one side and a stone wall on the hill about 3 kilometers from Tillo.

The sun, which rises every year on the equinoxes, comes out of the window to the sanctuary and from there to the head of His Holiness İsmail Fakirullah, with the method of refracting the light after the first rays that filter through the window in the middle of the wall they are reflected in the mirror of the tower. During restoration carried out in the 1960s, the mechanism became untraceable as a result of the change in the location of the window. In 2011, with the work of scientists from different universities, a new window was opened and the event was monitored again.



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