While he was in Egypt in 908 AH/1503 CE, the mufti of Istanbul Efdalzade Hamiduddin Efendi died and the mufti post was given to him. The fatwa authority...

Al-Suyuti (b. 849 AH) Ibn Kemal (b. 873 AH) Shihab al-Din al-Ramli Ebussuud Efendi (b. 896 AH) Ibn Hajar al-Haytami (b. 909 AH) Shams al-Din al-Ramli (b. 919...

Seyyid Medeni Mehmed Nuri Efendi (24 November 1859 – 29 July 1927) was an Islamic scholar, qadi (judge), and the last Sheikh-ul-Islam of the Ottoman Empire...

under Ahmed Asim Efendi and received his certificate of proficiency (icazetname). He married the daughter of his master Asım Efendi. He passed the Rüus-ı...

Şeyhülislâm Halidefendizâde Mehmet Cemaleddin Efendi (1848–1917) (Ottoman Turkish: محمد جمال الدین افندی) was an Ottoman judge who served as sheikh al-Islam...

(1480–1488) 5. Molla Abdülkerim (1488–1495) 6. Alaettin Çelebi (1495–1496) 7. Efdalzade Hamidettin (1496–1503) 8. Zenbilli Muhammed Ali Effendi ben Ahmad ben...

Memikzade Mehmed Efendi (b. ? - d. 1066 AH/1656 CE), was an Ottoman Islamic scholar, educator, qadi (judge), kazasker, and Shaykh al-Islam for the shortest...

Çerkes Halil Efendi, also known as Haci Halil Efendi ("Haci" being a title for people who have done the pilgrimage to Mecca) was an Ottoman Sheikh ul-Islam...

Sheikh-ul-Islams of the Ottoman Empire, (complete list) - Efdalzâde Hamîdüddin Efendi (1496–1503) Zenbilli Ali Efendi (1503–1526) Kemalpaşazâde (1526–1534) Sâdî Çelebi...

Abdülkerim Efendi Alâeddin Arabî Efendi Efdalzade Hamîdüddin Efendi 16th Century Zenbilli Ali Efendi Kemalpaşazade Ahmet Şemsettin Efendi (İbn-i Kemal)...