Naw'i Efendi
Naw'i Efendi | |
|---|---|
| Personal life | |
| Era | 15th-century |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Sect | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Creed | Maturidi |
| Movement | Akbari |
Yahya b. Ali b. Nasuh al-Rumi (1533-1599), known more famously as Naw'i Efendi, was a prominent Sunni Hanafi-Maturidi[1][2][3] jurist,[2] theologian,[1][2] and poet[1][2] in the Ottoman Empire.[2] He was a tutor for the children of Sultan Murad III.[1][2] He is considered one of the most important Ottoman poets of his century[2] and was given the title "the scholar of his century".[3]
Theology
Naw'i Efendi was a scholar in the tradition of Akbari Sufi tradition, and wrote Akbari theological works.[2] He also wrote an encyclopedia of Islamic figures.[4] His other writings included an epistle listing the differences between the Ash'ari and Maturidi schools of Islamic creed.[1]
Works
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Haddad, Gibril (March 5, 2021). The Maturidi School: From Abu Hanifa to Al Kawthari. Beacon Books. p. 132. ISBN 978-1912356720.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 "NEV'Î". TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi (in Turkish). Retrieved 2024-02-29.
- 1 2 https://acikbilim.yok.gov.tr/bitstream/handle/20.500.12812/313410/yokAcikBilim_360437.pdf?sequence=-1
- ↑ Günes, Merdan (April 6, 2020). Avicenna - ein Universalgelehrter: Eine gegenwärtige Analyse des Prinzen der Philosophen Ibn Sina (in German) (1st ed.). V&R unipress. pp. 45–56. ISBN 978-3847111047.