Hasan Kafi Pruščak
Bosnian scholar
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Hasan Kafi Pruščak (November/December 1544 – 9 October 1615) was a Bosnian Hanafi scholar, philosopher, historian, writer, poet, Maturidi theologian, philologist and "qadi" (judge) who studied in Bosnia and Istanbul in the Ottoman Empire.[4][5]
Hasan Kafi Pruščak | |
|---|---|
| Born | November/December 1544[1] |
| Died | 9 October 1615 (aged 70)[2] |
| Writing career | |
| Language | Bosnian, Ottoman Turkish |
| Notable work | Nur al-Yaqin fi Usul al-Din (Commentary of al-Tahawi's epistle on Islamic creed)[3] |
He is considered to be the most significant figure of the area's scientific, cultural and intellectual life in the 16th and early 17th centuries, as well as one of the most important Bosnian thinkers.[6]
Birth
Works
Basis of Wisdom on the Organization of the World is the most significant of his seventeen works. In this work, Pruščak deals with the key issues of the Ottoman Empire at the time and the study was meant to: "help the rulers, guide the viziers, be a role-model for the wise and support for the poor."[9]
