Ebussuud Efendi
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Ebussuud Efendi was a prominent 16th-century Ottoman jurist and Qur’anic exegete who, as Shaykh al-Islam under Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, played a key role in shaping and systematizing Ottoman Islamic law.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic scholar
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Ottoman jurist ⓘ Ottoman official ⓘ Qur’anic exegete ⓘ Shaykh al-Islam ⓘ mujtahid ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Abu al-Su‘ud Efendi
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Ebu’s-su‘ud Efendi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Suleiman the Magnificent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthYear | 1490 ⓘ |
| century | 16th century ⓘ |
| citizenship | Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
harmonization of sultanic law and sharia
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systematization of Ottoman Islamic law ⓘ |
| deathYear | 1574 ⓘ |
| denomination | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| era | classical Ottoman period ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Islamic jurisprudence
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Ottoman law NERFINISHED ⓘ Qur’anic exegesis ⓘ fatwa issuing ⓘ |
| influenced |
Ottoman legal practice
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later Hanafi jurists ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
authoritative fatwas
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integrating customary law into Islamic legal framework ⓘ supporting centralization of Ottoman legal authority ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
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Ottoman Turkish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalSchool | Hanafi school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| madhhab | Hanafi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Ebussuud Efendi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Qur’anic commentary known as Irshad al-‘Aql al-Salim
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Tafsir of the Qur’an NERFINISHED ⓘ collections of fatwas ⓘ |
| occupation |
Qur’anic commentator
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jurist ⓘ mufti ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Shaykh al-Islam of the Ottoman Empire
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chief mufti of the Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| servedUnder |
Selim II
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Suleiman the Magnificent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title |
Efendi
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Shaykh al-Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | Istanbul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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