-Ashab-\u0131 Kiram efendilerimiz ve Osmanl\u0131\u2019n\u0131n bilhassa ilk y\u00fcz elli senelik d\u00f6nemindeki mefk\u00fbre insanlar\u0131 gibi, kim inan\u0131lmas\u0131 gerekenlere tam inan\u0131r, takvan\u0131n hem mehafet buuduyla hem de tekvin\u00ee esaslara riayet yan\u0131yla kanatlan\u0131rsa, kalbini Allah sevgisiyle mamur k\u0131lar, gerekirse mal\u0131n\u0131, can\u0131n\u0131 ve b\u00fct\u00fcn varl\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 Hak yoluna feda etme ruhuyla dolarsa ve Allah\u2019\u0131n himayesine s\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131r, her i\u015finde Cen\u00e2b-\u0131 Hakk\u2019a g\u00fcvenir, O\u2019na tevekk\u00fcl ederse.. art\u0131k o, \u00f6yle namaz k\u0131lar, \u00f6yle oru\u00e7 tutar, \u00f6yle hacca gider ve \u00f6yle m\u00fccahede eder ki, bu i\u015fin ne\u015fvesine ak\u0131l erdiremeyenler, onu ne zaman g\u00f6rseler ya hayran olmaktan veya \u201cBu, olsa olsa delidir\u201d demekten kendilerini alamazlar. Gayri, onun \u00f6l\u00fcm\u00fc istihk\u00e2r\u0131 bir destan olup dilden dile dola\u015f\u0131r; yemeyi-i\u00e7meyi ve \u015fahs\u00ee zevkleri terketmesi hayretengiz bir efsane gibi her yana yay\u0131l\u0131r ve infak ruhu da bir h\u00fcsn-\u00fc misal, bir y\u00e2d-\u0131 cemil olarak b\u00fct\u00fcn c\u00f6mertlerin muhaverelerini tatland\u0131r\u0131r. Ne ki, o fedak\u00e2rl\u0131\u011f\u0131 anlayamayan, o fer\u00e2gat\u0131 kavrayamayan ve o tad\u0131 alamayan kimse, o Hak dostunu \u201cdeli\u201d san\u0131r.<\/p>\n

-Ash\u00e2b-\u0131 Kir\u00e2m \u00e7ok k\u0131sa bir zamanda cihan\u0131 fethe muvaffak olurken bamba\u015fka bir co\u015fkuyla dolu bulunuyorlard\u0131. Onlar\u0131n hepsi, \u0130slam davas\u0131n\u0131n birer mecn\u00fbnu idi. D\u0131\u015ftan bakan, onlara deli derdi; \u00e7\u00fcnk\u00fc onlar\u0131n yapt\u0131klar\u0131 s\u0131radan ak\u0131llar\u0131 durdurup, d\u00fcnyev\u00ee hayalleri donduracak \u00e7apta i\u015flerdi. Onlar, birer hakikat delisiydi, \u0130slam hakikat\u0131na delice ba\u011flanm\u0131\u015flard\u0131. Leyla\u2019n\u0131n pe\u015fine d\u00fc\u015fen Mecnun\u2019un hali nas\u0131lsa, \u0130slam\u2019\u0131 cihana ne\u015fretme ve Allah\u2019\u0131n r\u0131zas\u0131n\u0131, Ras\u00fblullah\u2019\u0131n ho\u015fnutlu\u011funu kazanma mevzuunda onlar\u0131n hali de \u00f6yleydi. Emir gelince hemen Teb\u00fck\u2019e azmirah eden, Yerm\u00fck\u2019e y\u00f6nelen ve Mute\u2019ye sefer d\u00fczenleyen bu Hak sevdal\u0131lar\u0131, gerekti\u011finde Cennet\u2019e gidiyor gibi \u00f6l\u00fcme y\u00fcr\u00fcyor, zaman\u0131 gelince de d\u00fcnyan\u0131n d\u00f6rt bir buca\u011f\u0131na tebli\u011f i\u00e7in ko\u015fuyorlard\u0131. Tabii ki, m\u00fc\u015frikler ve d\u00fcnyaperestler, kendilerinin fersah fersah ka\u00e7t\u0131klar\u0131 \u00f6l\u00fcme g\u00fcle g\u00fcle giden Sahabe efendilerimizi anlayamayacak ve onlara \u201cdeli\u201d diyeceklerdi.<\/p>\n

-Osmanl\u0131 ordusunda da, \u201cSerhad Kulu\u201d denilen askerlerin bir b\u00f6l\u00fcm\u00fcn\u00fc \u201cDeliler\u201d b\u00f6l\u00fc\u011f\u00fc te\u015fkil ediyordu. \u00c7ok iyi yeti\u015ftirilen bu yi\u011fitler, ba\u015fkalar\u0131n\u0131n korkup ka\u00e7t\u0131\u011f\u0131 cephelere seve seve giderler; \u00e7o\u011fu zaman k\u0131l\u0131\u00e7 bile kullanmadan d\u00fc\u015fmanlar\u0131n\u0131 ma\u011flup ederlerdi. Ak\u0131nc\u0131lardan olan bu erler g\u00f6zlerini budaktan sak\u0131nmazlard\u0131. \u00d6yle cesurdular ki, asl\u0131nda kendilerine \u00f6nc\u00fc manas\u0131nda \u201cdelil\u201d denmesi gerekti\u011fi h\u00e2lde cesaretlerinden dolay\u0131 halk aras\u0131nda \u201cdeli\u201d s\u0131fat\u0131yla an\u0131l\u0131r olmu\u015flard\u0131. Mesleklerinin temelini Hazreti \u00d6mer\u2019e (rad\u0131yallah\u00fc anh) dayand\u0131ran bu asker\u00ee birli\u011fin parolas\u0131 \u201cyaz\u0131lan gelir ba\u015fa\u201d \u015feklindeydi. B\u00f6yle bir anlay\u0131\u015f ve \u015fuura sahip olduklar\u0131 i\u00e7in de hi\u00e7bir tehlikeden \u00e7ekinmezlerdi. Hatta, kum torbalar\u0131na vura vura nas\u0131rla\u015ft\u0131rd\u0131klar\u0131 yumruklar\u0131ndan nasiplenen atlar\u0131 s\u00fcvarisiyle beraber devirirlerdi ki, \u201cOsmanl\u0131 tokad\u0131\u201dn\u0131n me\u015fhur olmas\u0131nda onlar\u0131n da b\u00fcy\u00fck pay\u0131 vard\u0131. \u0130\u015fte, kendisini tamamen y\u00fcksek mefk\u00fbresi ve gaye-i hayaline adam\u0131\u015f, her \u015feyini ideali u\u011fruna feda etmeye amade bulunan o t\u00fcrl\u00fc insanlara bir y\u00f6n\u00fcyle \u201cmecnun\u201d (\u00e7o\u011fulu: mec\u00e2n\u00een) diyoruz.<\/p>\n

-Yerm\u00fck\u2019te bozguna u\u011fray\u0131p ka\u00e7an Roma \u0130mparatorlu\u011fu\u2019nun askerleri, imparatorun kar\u015f\u0131s\u0131na \u00e7\u0131kt\u0131klar\u0131 zaman, ordu komutan\u0131 \u015f\u00f6yle dert yanar; \u201cEfendimiz! Bu adamlarla sava\u015fmak m\u00fcmk\u00fcn de\u011fil. Biz \u00f6l\u00fcmden ne kadar ka\u00e7\u0131yorsak onlar da o kadar \u00f6l\u00fcme do\u011fru ko\u015fuyorlar. \u00d6l\u00fcmden ka\u00e7anlar \u00f6l\u00fcme do\u011fru ko\u015fanlarla nas\u0131l sava\u015fs\u0131n ki?!\u201d der. Evet, ilkler hayat\u0131 nas\u0131l istihkar etmi\u015f ve \u00f6l\u00fcme g\u00fclerek gitmi\u015flerse, her devrin dirili\u015f erleri ve \u201cdinin delileri\u201d de ayn\u0131 \u00f6l\u00e7\u00fcde fedak\u00e2r, hasb\u00ee ve korkusuzdurlar. Onlar\u0131n \u00f6l\u00fcmden korkma gibi bir zaaflar\u0131 yoktur; ya\u015fama tutkusu, rahat etme arzusu ve yuva d\u00fc\u015fk\u00fcnl\u00fc\u011f\u00fc gibi vir\u00fcsler onlar\u0131n kalblerine girememi\u015ftir. \u015eu kadar var ki, ilklerinkinden farkl\u0131 olarak, onlar\u0131n mesul oldu\u011fu m\u00fccahede, sava\u015f meydanlar\u0131nda \u00f6l\u00fcme y\u00fcr\u00fcme de\u011fil, ellerindeki iman tulumbac\u0131klar\u0131yla inan\u00e7s\u0131zl\u0131k yang\u0131nlar\u0131n\u0131 s\u00f6nd\u00fcrmek i\u00e7in \u00f6lesiye ko\u015fma \u015feklinde bir vazifedir.<\/p>\n

-Her devirde \u201cdinin mecnunlar\u0131\u201d g\u00fc\u00e7lerini yitirecekleri, t\u00e2katten kesilecekleri ve yata\u011fa d\u00fc\u015fecekleri \u00e2na kadar hep ko\u015fmu\u015flar art\u0131k aya\u011fa kalkamaz h\u00e2le gelince de arkada\u015flar\u0131n\u0131n yan\u0131nda yer alamad\u0131klar\u0131ndan dolay\u0131 \u00fcz\u00fcnt\u00fc duymu\u015f, \u00e7ok m\u00fcteessir olmu\u015f ve a\u011flam\u0131\u015flard\u0131r. Hazreti Halid\u2019in \u00f6l\u00fcm d\u00f6\u015fe\u011findeki son anlar\u0131n\u0131 ve \u0131zd\u0131raplar\u0131n\u0131n en b\u00fcy\u00fc\u011f\u00fcn\u00fcn bu istikamette oldu\u011funu hepiniz hat\u0131rlars\u0131n\u0131z. \u201cEy Yerm\u00fck, ey Mute, ey Halid\u2019in g\u00fcnleri ge\u00e7in g\u00f6z\u00fcm\u00fcn \u00f6n\u00fcnden birer birer!..\u201d dedi\u011fini, bir f\u0131rt\u0131na gibi arkas\u0131ndan ko\u015fup durdu\u011fu \u00f6l\u00fcm\u00fc yatakta kar\u015f\u0131l\u0131yor olmaktan dolay\u0131 nas\u0131l bir inkisarla k\u0131vrand\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 bilirsiniz. H\u0131\u00e7k\u0131ra h\u0131\u00e7k\u0131ra a\u011flay\u0131\u015f\u0131n\u0131 g\u00f6ren birinin \u201cNeden a\u011fl\u0131yorsun?\u201d demesi \u00fczerine Hazreti Halid, \u201cV\u00fccudumda bir para kadar yara almad\u0131k yer kalmad\u0131. Senelerce i\u2019la-y\u0131 kelimetullah yollar\u0131nda \u00f6l\u00fcm kovalad\u0131m. Fakat, i\u015fin acayibine bak\u0131n ki, \u015fimdi burada, yatakta \u00f6l\u00fcyorum.\u201d demi\u015f ve rahat d\u00f6\u015fe\u011finde \u00f6lmeyi kendi ad\u0131na bir utanma sebebi saym\u0131\u015ft\u0131r.<\/p>\n