Baha'i Mehmed Efendi
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BornMehmed Efendi
1595-6 / 1601
1595-6 / 1601
DiedJanuary 3, 1654
Istanbul, Ottoman Empire
Resting placeFatih Mosque, Istanbul
NationalityOttoman
Baha'i Mehmed Efendi | |
|---|---|
| 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 an Ottoman jurist, theologian, poet and scholar. [1]
He was first appointed as Shaykh al-Islam in 1649. Some of his fatwas 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 in Fatih mosque.
