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One of the first Ottoman şeyhülislâms; a scholar who served as mufti of Edirne for over thirty years.
Information about the early part of his life does not appear in the sources. He completed his first studies in Iran under Seyyid Şerîf el-Cürcânî. After coming to Ottoman lands he studied hadith at Bursa with Burhâneddin Haydar Herevî and obtained certification.
He served as assistant to Mehmed Şah Fenârî at the Sultaniye Medrese; he then taught at various institutions. In 834 (1430) he was appointed mufti of Edirne by Murad II with a daily stipend of thirty akçes. He maintained this position for over thirty years, continuing under Mehmed the Conqueror.
His part in the affair of the Hurûfîs is related in the source thus: at the contrivance of Grand Vizier Mahmud Pasha he listened covertly to their views, then publicly refuted them before the sultan, and the fatwa he gave resulted in their execution by burning.
It is recorded that he died in 865 (1460-61); the source gives this date with a question mark.
His Circle of Influence — He held licences for the transmission of hadith and trained a great many scholars; throughout his long muftiship at Edirne he stood at the centre of the scholarly life of his age.
His Tomb and Complex — His medrese at Edirne, near the Üç Şerefeli Mosque, was later demolished and another building put in its place. He himself was buried at the Dârülhadis Mosque.
Differing Scholarly Views
The date of his death is not certain. The source gives the date 865 (1460-61) with a question mark and states that the date remains uncertain between 865 and 870.
The early part of his life is unrecorded. Information about his early life, including the place and date of his birth, is not found in the sources; this is why that part remains empty in this record.
🔴 The affair of the Hurûfîs is a historical record, not an endorsement. The atlas records the event as the source relates it; this record does not mean approval of the judgement given in it. The atlas keeps an equal distance from all schools and orders (rule #9, principle 5).
Sources
- TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi (DİA) — Cahit Baltacı · vol. 12, p. 82, entry “FAHREDDÎN-i ACEMΔ
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Permanent ID: EA-Z-000123 · this address reaches the same record even if its name changes; use it when citing.
External records: TDV Encyclopedia of Islam article