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The Sheikh ul-Islam issued fatwas, which were written interpretations of the Quran that had authority over the community. The Sheikh ul-Islam represented the Sacred Law of Shariah and in the 16th century its importance rose which led to increased power. [citation needed] The office of Sheikh ul-islam was abolished in 1924, at the same time as ...
The Sheikh-ul-Islam was appointed by the Sultan. His office was known as the Şeyhülislâm Kapısı, or the Bab-ı Meşihat, which during the Tanzimat was housed in the old quarters of the Agha of the Janissaries. The office was quite large, the Sheikh-ul-Islams' rank was checked only by the Grand Vizier or the Serasker.
Şeyhülislâm Halidefendizâde Mehmet Cemaleddin Efendi (1848–1917) (Ottoman Turkish: محمد جمال الدین افندی [1]) was an Ottoman judge who served as sheikh al-Islam for Sultan Abdul Hamid II between 1891 and 1909.
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Pashazade with Dmitry Medvedev in Baku, July 2008.. Haji Allahshukur Hummat Pashazade (Azerbaijani: Allahşükür Hümmət Paşazadə) is the Sheikh ul-Islam and Grand Mufti of the Caucasus which includes the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Republic of Georgia, and Dagestan, Kabardino-Balkaria, Ingushetia, Chechnya, Karachay–Cherkessia, and Adygea in the Russian Federation.
The Ottoman dynasty or House of Osman (c. 1280–1922) was unprecedented and unequaled in the Islamic world for its size and duration. The Ottoman sultan, pâdişâh or "lord of kings", served as the empire's sole regent and was considered to be the embodiment of its government, though he did not always exercise complete control.
Syed Mohammed Madni Ashraf often referred to as Shaykh al-Islām, [4] [5] and Madni Miyan [6] [7] [8] (born on 27 August 1938 CE; 1 Rajab 1357 AH) is an Indian Islamic scholar, [9] theologian, spiritual leader [10] and author from Ashrafpur Kichhauchha, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Sheikh Mohammad Khiabani شیخ محمد خیابانی 1879 () 1920 (aged 40–41) Khameneh, Iran: Tabriz, Iran - 8 Mohammad Pishnamaz Zadeh محمد پیشنماززاده 15 May 1853 1937 (aged 83–84) Ganja, Russian Empire: Ganja, Soviet Union: Seventh Sheikh ul-Islam of the Caucasus: 9 Bachir Moustafa Hammoud بشیر مصطفی حمود