Köprülüdür. İmâm el-Hâc Ebûbekir Efendizâde Mehmed Efendi’nin mahdûmudur. Amasya’da Îydîzâde el-Hâc Akif Mustafa ve İstanbul’da Amasyalı Küçük Hâfız Mehmed Efendilerden ikmâl-i tahsîl edib 1162 muharreminde müderris ve ders-i âm olup 1191’de Selanik Mollası oldu. 1197’de vefât etdi. Meşâhîr-i ulemâdandır. Haydar Paşa’da medfûndur.
Abdîzâde Hüseyin Hüsâmeddîn Yasar · İKİNCİ BÂB · BİRİNCİ FASIL
Ahmed Efendi — İmâmzâde
Encyclopedia · History of Amasya, Volume 6, p. 211 • Edited by: Doç. Dr. Recep Orhan ÖZEL - Doç. Dr. Metin HAKVERDİOĞLU
Original Text (Ottoman Turkish)
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Editor: Mevlüt Erdem Öztürk
In Modern English
He was from Köprü. He was the son of Mehmed Efendi, son of the imam el-Hâc Ebûbekir Efendi. After completing his studies in Amasya under Îydîzâde el-Hâc Akif Mustafa and in Istanbul under the Amasya-born Küçük Hâfız Mehmed Efendi, he became a professor (müderris) and teacher of general lectures in Muharrem 1162 [1748-49], and in 1191 [1777-78] he became Molla of Salonica. He died in 1197 [1782-83]. He was one of the well-known scholars. He is buried at Haydar Paşa.
Notes and Research
Old Words in the Text
- ikmâl-i tahsîl: completing one's studies
- müderris: madrasa teacher
- ders-i âm: teacher who gives public lessons
- Selanik Mollası: judge of Salonica; judges of this rank were called "molla"
- medfûn: buried
- meşâhîr-i ulemâ: well-known scholars
On the Record
The record summarizes the path of a scholar who came from Köprü, studied in Amasya and Istanbul, and rose from provincial madrasas to the judgeship of Salonica. The nickname İmâmzâde comes from his father's being an imam. His teacher Îydîzâde Hacı Mustafa Akif is also mentioned among the teachers of Ahmed Efendi of Merzifon (6-697). No information on Ahmed Efendi or his teachers was found in other sources.
Bibliography
- Abdîzâde Hüseyin Hüsâmeddîn Yasar, Amasya Tarihi, Amasya Belediyesi Kültür Yayınları, 2022, vol. 6, pp. 211–211. amasya.bel.tr