Following the foundation of the Ottoman state, the title of Sheikh-ul-Islam (Turkish: Şeyhülislâm), formerly used in the Abbasid Caliphate, was given to a leader authorized to issue legal opinion or fatwa.
Seyyid Medeni Mehmed Nuri Efendi (24 November 1859 – 29 July 1927) [1 ] was an Islamic scholar, qadi (judge), and the last Sheikh-ul-Islam of the Ottoman Empire. [2 ] [3 ] [4 ]
He was known among the people as "Zenbilli mufti" and "Zenbilli Ali Efendi", because he took people's questions with a weaved basket (zenbil) hanging from the window of his house in order to conclude the affairs of those who applied to him…
Hledáte letenky do Istanbulu? Náš jedinečný Kiwi-kód prochází nabídky stovek leteckých společností, aby vám našel ty nejlevnější lety do Istanbulu, které jinde neseženete
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.