Baha'i Mehmed Efendi | |
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| Personal life | |
| Born | Mehmed Efendi 1595-6 / 1601 |
| Died | January 3, 1654 Istanbul, Ottoman Empire |
| Resting place | Fatih Mosque, Istanbul |
| Nationality | Ottoman |
| Notable work(s) | Divan (6 qasida, 2 masnavi, 4 stanza, 2 history stanza, 40 ghazal, 8 ruba'i) |
| Known for | Shaykh al-Islam, Fatwas in Verse |
| Occupation | Jurist, Theologian, Poet, Scholar |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
Shaykh al-Islam Baha'i Mehmed Efendi (Ottoman Turkish:شیخالاسلام بهايي محمد افندي) (1595-6[1]/1601,[2] Istanbul – 3 January 1654) was anOttoman jurist, theologian, poet and scholar.[1]
He was first appointed asShaykh al-Islam in 1649.Some of hisfatwas are written in verse of which 4 of them are available now.[2]
His best known ruling was his lawful pronouncing of smoking and ending the prohibitions and repressions of the early 17th century.
His body is buried inFatih mosque.
The Divan of Baha'i consists of 6qasida, 2masnavi, 4 stanza, 2 history stanza, 40ghazal and 8ruba'i.[3]
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