Galip Hassan Kuscuoglu

He is related to the famous Sage of Fatih Sultan Mehmet era, namely Ali Kuşçu who is a descendant of Caliph Omar.

He gained an expertise in carpentry, and earned his family's keep by working as a famous craftsman and tradesman in the Carpenters' Bazaar in Ankara.

Sheikh Galib Kuşçuoğlu is the successor of Sheikh Hacı Mustafa Yardımedici who is, in turn, the successor of Seyyid Ali Sezai Kurtaran, who was the active leader of civil resistance against the French occupation forces and Armenian military forces in Maraş during the Turkish War of Independence.

As Mr. Kuşçuoğlu narrates, this meeting occurred after a period of yearning and waiting for his unknown spiritual guide (Murshid).

Subsequently, I especially prayed Allah to make me meet my spiritual guide.In 1949 he had swore an oath of allegiance to the Qadiri and Rifai Shaikh Haji Mustafa Yardımedici, the caliph of Sayyid Shaikh Ali Sezai Kurtaran who is also known as "the Conqueror of Maraş".

He wrote the following books: “The Brotherhood We Need”, “Tasawwuf and the Dhikr of Allah”, “Metaphysics 1”, “Metaphysics 2”, “The Mercy Drops of Modern Age: From the Divine Compassion to the Divine Wisdom”, “Tasattur, Hijab and Adab in the Quran”, “The Handbook of Makarimul Akhlaaq (The Honorable Morals) and Al-Tariq al Mustaqim (The Straight Path) for Galibi Dervishes in Charge, and Islamic Tasawwuf Principles”, “The Hadj Guide” and “Erudite Remarks and Experiences Compiled from Ahl al Hal”.

The sharias, religious laws that are sent down to David, Moses, Jesus and Muhammad are not separate religions like Judaism, Christianity and Islam.

He emphasized the brotherhood of the ahl al kitaab (the People of the Book) and underlined the damage that has been inflected upon humanity due to the religious exclusivism.