Self-Narrative of Bosnia-Aqhisar Judge Hasan Kāfī al-Aqhisārī on the Axis of His Autobiographical Work Named Nizām al-Ulamā ilā Khātam al-Anbiyā

Name: Self-Narrative of Bosnia-Aqhisar Judge Hasan Kāfī al-Aqhisārī on the Axis of His Autobiographical Work Named Nizām al-Ulamā ilā Khātam al-Anbiyā
Author: Orhan Ençakar

Title	Self-Narrative of Bosnia-Aqhisar Judge Hasan Kāfī al-Aqhisārī on the Axis of His Autobiographical Work Named Nizām al-Ulamā ilā Khātam al-Anbiyā
Author	Orhan Ençakar
Subject	Scholars, Statesmen
Type	Book
Language	ara,eng
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Library:	Royal Danish Library
Library Asset ID	EISSN: 2717-6967, DOI: 10.26650/iuitd.2025.1571185
Record ID	cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_7dfc213e16b74987a4ff545ec336808e
Library Location	DOAJ Directory of Open Access Journals
Notes	Hasan Kāfī al-Aqhisārī was born in Bosnia-Aqhisar, during the reign of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, in the month of Ramadan, 951 Hijri (November/ December 1544). After completing his education in Istanbul and Chatalca, he returned to his hometown and spent the rest of his life engaging in judicial and teaching activities in Aqhisar and its surrounding areas. He wrote texts and commentaries on logic, rhetoric, principles of jurisprudence and creed, some of which are still being taught today as introductory materials. He gained a well-deserved reputation among the ulema with these texts and commentaries in accordance with the madrasa curriculum, and among the umāra with his famous work Usūl al-hikam fī nizām al-ālam on the order of state and society, which he presented to Mehmed III. During the 13-year Ottoman-Austrian wars (1593-1606), Aqhisārī served as a qādī in the region and established close relations with the mighty pashas of the Ottoman Empire who came to the region during this turbulent period. In this paper, we focus on the self-narrative of Hasan Kāfī al-Aqhisārī, the most renowned scholar of Bosnia-Aqhisar. The subject revolves around his work titled Nizām al-ulamā ilā khātam al-anbiyā, which is dedicated to Damat Ibrahim Pasha. The paper attempts to convey his life, teachers, authored works, important events he witnessed, relationships with the state dignitaries, and his feelings and thoughts about them in his own words. Aqhisārī died in 1024 (1615). In addition to this work, which contains the narrative of his life up to 1009 (1600), an attempt has been made to create a complete chronology of his life and works by considering the information he gave at the beginning and end of his other works regarding the rest of his life.
Görüntüle	İslam tetkikleri dergisi, 2025-04, Vol.15 (1), p.69-98

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Self-Narrative of Bosnia-Aqhisar Judge Hasan Kāfī al-Aqhisārī on the Axis of His Autobiographical Work Named Nizām al-Ulamā ilā Khātam al-Anbiyā

Author Orhan Ençakar

Subject Scholars, Statesmen

Type Book

Language ara,eng

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Library Royal Danish Library

Library Asset ID EISSN: 2717-6967, DOI: 10.26650/iuitd.2025.1571185

Record ID cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_7dfc213e16b74987a4ff545ec336808e

Library Location DOAJ Directory of Open Access Journals

Notes Hasan Kāfī al-Aqhisārī was born in Bosnia-Aqhisar, during the reign of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, in the month of Ramadan, 951 Hijri (November/ December 1544). After completing his education in Istanbul and Chatalca, he returned to his hometown and spent the rest of his life engaging in judicial and teaching activities in Aqhisar and its surrounding areas. He wrote texts and commentaries on logic, rhetoric, principles of jurisprudence and creed, some of which are still being taught today as introductory materials. He gained a well-deserved reputation among the ulema with these texts and commentaries in accordance with the madrasa curriculum, and among the umāra with his famous work Usūl al-hikam fī nizām al-ālam on the order of state and society, which he presented to Mehmed III. During the 13-year Ottoman-Austrian wars (1593-1606), Aqhisārī served as a qādī in the region and established close relations with the mighty pashas of the Ottoman Empire who came to the region during this turbulent period. In this paper, we focus on the self-narrative of Hasan Kāfī al-Aqhisārī, the most renowned scholar of Bosnia-Aqhisar. The subject revolves around his work titled Nizām al-ulamā ilā khātam al-anbiyā, which is dedicated to Damat Ibrahim Pasha. The paper attempts to convey his life, teachers, authored works, important events he witnessed, relationships with the state dignitaries, and his feelings and thoughts about them in his own words. Aqhisārī died in 1024 (1615). In addition to this work, which contains the narrative of his life up to 1009 (1600), an attempt has been made to create a complete chronology of his life and works by considering the information he gave at the beginning and end of his other works regarding the rest of his life.

Görüntüle İslam tetkikleri dergisi, 2025-04, Vol.15 (1), p.69-98