İbrahim Hakkı Erzurumi

Ibrahim Hakki Erzurumi (18 May 1703 – 22 June 1780), a popular Turkish Sufi saint of the Ottoman Empire from Erzurum in eastern Anatolia who was a polymath, mystic, poet, author, astronomer, physicist, physician,[1] psychologist, sociologist, philosopher,[2] Hanafi Maturidi[3] Islamic scholar and encyclopedist.

Having written 15 books in the manzum and regular styles and a great number in Turkish, Arabic, and Persian languages, amongst Ibrahim Hakki's most important works are the Divan and Marifetname.

Core to Erzurumi's philosophy is that self-examination is absolutely necessary as part of the process of discovering God: Allah has revealed in His Divine Books, and has sent His prophets as guides to help lead us back to heedfulness.

Only those who are able to wake up and rediscover that which is holy within themselves can come close to our Creator, which is perfection.He is widely quoted for saying, "If we take one step towards Allah, He will come running to meet us,"[6][7] which is derived from a hadith qudsi.

[8] His most popular poem, which was composed into a religious hymn, is Hak Şerleri Hayr Eyler, The Truth (God) Makes Evils Turn Out Good.