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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 ...
After the foundation of the Empire around 1300, the title of Sheikh-ul-Islam, formerly used in the Abbasid Caliphate, was given to a leader authorized to issue legal opinion or fatwa. During the reign of Sultan Murad II , (1421-1444, 1446-1451) the position became an official title, with authority over other muftis in the Empire.
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.
Pashazade with Dmitry Medvedev in Baku, July 2008.. Haji Allahshükür 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.
Sheikh ul-Islam Çerkes Halil Efendi (Halil Efendi the Circassian ) or Hacı Halil Efendi (Halil Efendi the Hajji ) was an 18th- and 19th-century Ottoman government official and scholar . He was şeyhülislam for about 19 months.
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Ebussuud Efendi (Turkish: Mehmed Ebüssuûd Efendi, 30 December 1490 – 23 August 1574), [2] [3] was a Hanafi Maturidi [4] Ottoman jurist and Quran exegete, served as the Qadi (judge) of Istanbul from 1533 to 1537, and the Shaykh al-Islām of the Ottoman Empire from 1545 to 1574.
Pages in category "Sheikh-ul-Islams of the Ottoman Empire" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *