Amasyalı Mehmed Efendi’nin mahdûmudur. Bade’t-tahsîl ders-i âm ve Amasya’nın ba’zı medârisinde müderris oldu. Ba’dehû ba’zı husûsât-ı vakı’anın hal ü hasmına müvella ve mükerreren Amasya nâibi, kasâbâta kadı olup 1101 hudûdunda vefât etdi. Âlim, kâmil idi.
Abdîzâde Hüseyin Hüsâmeddîn Yasar · İKİNCİ BÂB · BİRİNCİ FASIL
Ahmed Efendi — Kadızâde
Encyclopedia · History of Amasya, Volume 6, p. 180 • Edited by: Doç. Dr. Recep Orhan ÖZEL - Doç. Dr. Metin HAKVERDİOĞLU
Original Text (Ottoman Turkish)
Our Research Article
Editor: Mevlüt Erdem Öztürk
In Modern English
He was the son of Mehmed Efendi of Amasya. After completing his studies he gave general lectures and became müderris in some of the madrasas of Amasya. Later he was charged with the resolution of various matters, and several times became nâib (deputy judge) of Amasya and kadı of towns; he died around 1101 [1689-90]. He was a learned and mature man.
Notes and Research
Old Words in the Text
- ba'de't-tahsîl: after studies
- ders-i âm: one who gives public or general lectures, that is, a general lecturer
- medâris: madrasas
- müderris: madrasa professor
- hal ü hasm: resolving and concluding a dispute
- nâib: a deputy acting on behalf of the kadı
- kasabât: towns
- hudûd: here "vicinity, around"
- kâmil: mature, complete in knowledge
Kadızâde Ahmed Efendi
The nisba "Kadızâde" in the entry's title suggests there was a kadı in the family; the text, however, gives only the name of Ahmed Efendi's father. The places where Ahmed Efendi served as kadı, the names of his madrasas and his works are not stated in the text. No information was found in other sources on him and his family. For this reason no record can be offered that would confirm or alter Hüsameddin's verdict "he was learned and mature".
The exact meaning of the phrase "hal ü hasmına müvella" in the text is not clear; it may be understood either that he was commissioned to resolve the matters, or that he took part in resolving certain disputes. In the translation a general wording covering both senses was chosen.
Bibliography
- Abdîzâde Hüseyin Hüsâmeddîn Yasar, Amasya Tarihi, Amasya Belediyesi Kültür Yayınları, 2022, vol. 6, p. 180–180. amasya.bel.tr