Identification
Šams al-Dīn Muḥammad b. Ḥamza b. Muḥammad al-Fanārī
شمس الدين محمد بن حمزة بن محمد الفناري
Şemseddin Mehmed b. Hamza b. Mehmed el-Fenari
Titles: Mollā
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Biographic comments
Turkish faqīh and theologian. He was the first chief muftī (grand muftī) of the Ottoman state.
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References
Bibliographical references
- Encyclopaedia of Islam II Online: http://dx.doi... on page http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1573-3912_islam_SIM_2350
- Encyclopaedia of Islam III Online: http://dx.do... on page http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1573-3912_ei3_COM_27091