Seyyid Muhammed Asim Baba of Üsküdar (
Istanbul) founded the tekke in 1780. It is also known as the
Teqeja e Zallit (Gravel Tekke) or as the "Tekke of Pebbles" due to its location at the side of a river bed that is usually dry. The tekke also hosted a library with books and manuscripts in Arabic, Persian, Turkish, and later also Albanian. During the
Balkan Wars and also during
World War I, Greek soldiers were stationed at the tekke for approximately three years. During this time, the tekke did not have any babas and dervishes due to the wars. The baba and dervishes later returned, and the tekke was restored in 1916. == Clergy ==