Haci Veyiszade Mustafa Efendi (Mustafa Sabri Kurucu)

Haci Veyiszade Mustafa Efendi (1887–1960) was one of the most celebrated Islamic scholars raised in Konya. Born into a pious family in the Sedirler quarter of Konya, after completing his religious education he taught tafsir, hadith, fiqh and Arabic in madrasas and at the Konya Imam-Hatip School, and was renowned for supporting his students materially and spiritually. He died on 5 February 1960; following the funeral prayer at the Kapi Mosque he was buried, with tens of thousands in attendance, in the Ucler Cemetery in the south-east of the city, and his grave has become a place of visitation. (Sources: TDV Encyclopedia of Islam, 'Haciveyiszade Mustafa'; Konya Saints and Scholars; Konyapedia)