Köprülüdür. Çiloğlu Hâfız Mehmed Efendi’nin mahdûmudur. Amasya’da Îydîzâde el-Hâc Mustafa Akif Efendi’den ikmâl-i tahsîl edib Köprü’ye avdetle ders-i âm oldu. Hayli müddet tedrîs-i ulûma nasb-ı nefs edib icâzet verdi.
1171’de Abdülkerîm Ağa medresesi müderrisi, üç defa da yedi yıl kadar Köprü müftüsü oldu. 1192 senesi evâ’ilinde dâr-ı na’îme irtihâl etdi. Meşâhîr-i ulemâdan fâzıl, gâyet fakîh, vakûr, müteşerri’, mü’eddeb bir kâmil idi.
Amasya ulemâsından es-Seyyid el-Hâc Ahmed Efendi bin el-Hâc Mustafa Efendi de kâmil bir ders-i âm olup 1192’de vefât etdi. Dâmâdı Emîr İmâmzâde es-Seyyid Ebûbekir Efendi ve kayın-pederi el-Hâc Mustafa Efendi de ulemâdan idiler.
In Modern English
He was from Köprü. He was the son of Çiloğlu Hâfız Mehmed Efendi. After completing his studies in Amasya under Îydîzâde Hacı Mustafa Akif Efendi, he returned to Köprü and received the authorization to give general lectures. For a long time he devoted himself to teaching knowledge and granted licenses (icazet).
In 1171 [1757-58] he became professor of the Abdülkerîm Ağa Madrasa; he served three times as mufti of Köprü, about seven years in total. In early 1192 [1778] he passed to the eternal world. He was one of the well-known scholars, a man of virtue, very learned in jurisprudence, dignified, devoted to the sharia, well-mannered, and mature.
Seyyid Hacı Ahmed Efendi, son of Hacı Mustafa Efendi, one of the scholars of Amasya, was also a mature authority in general lectures and died in 1192. His son-in-law Emîr İmâmzâde Seyyid Ebûbekir Efendi and his father-in-law Hacı Mustafa Efendi were also of the scholars.
Notes and Research
Old Words in the Text
- ikmâl-i tahsîl: completing one's studies
- avdet: returning
- nasb-ı nefs: devoting oneself to a task
- icâzet: certificate authorizing one to teach
- dâr-ı na'îm: abode of bliss, paradise; used for death
- evâ'il: the beginnings
- meşâhîr: the well known
- fâzıl: scholar, virtuous person
- fakîh: scholar of jurisprudence
- vakûr: dignified
- müteşerri': devoted to the sharia
- mü'eddeb: well-mannered
- kâmil: mature, accomplished
- dâmâd: son-in-law
Learning Between Amasya and Köprü
This entry should be read together with the previous one. Both men are from Köprü, and both studied in Amasya and taught in Köprü. Çilzâde's teacher Îydîzâde Hacı Mustafa Akif Efendi is also mentioned in the next entry among the teachers of Ahmed Efendi of Gümüş. In this way a link becomes visible in which students who studied in Amasya served as muftis and professors in surrounding districts such as Köprü and Gümüş.
The phrase "three times, about seven years" as mufti suggests that this post was given to the same person repeatedly for fixed terms. In passing, the text also briefly mentions a second Ahmed Efendi; for this man only his year of death and his son-in-law and father-in-law are known.
No information on these people was found in other sources.
Bibliography
- Abdîzâde Hüseyin Hüsâmeddîn Yasar, Amasya Tarihi, Amasya Belediyesi Kültür Yayınları, 2022, vol. 6, pp. 209–210. amasya.bel.tr