Kadızade Mehmed Efendi
Kadızade Mehmed Efendi (* 1582 in Balikesir ) was an Islamic clergyman and one of the founders of the Kadizadeli movement named after him . Mehmed was a student of Imam Birgivi , to whom his negative attitude towards Sufism is attributed. Mehmed's father was a provincial judge.
His dispute with the Sufis first received more attention when he quarreled with the Sufi master Sivas Efendi. After being a prayer leader in the Sultan Murat Mosque in Istanbul for a few years, he became a prayer leader in the Yavuz Sultan Selim Mosque, where he regularly preached his anti-Sufi views during Friday prayers.
Kadızade Mehmed became an advisor to Sultan Mehmed IV , through which he and his relatives gained influence at court. He preached a return to the simple life of Muhammad's time and to the Salaf aṣ-Ṣāliḥ . He turned against what he saw as Bidaah (heretical innovations), including the building of qubbas , the celebration of Mawlid an-Nabi (the Prophet's birthday), smoking, and the Sufi practices of zikr ( remembrance of God) and against the consumption of coffee.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Zilfi, C. Madeline C.The Politics of Piety: The Ottoman Ulema in the Post-Classical Age (1600-1800). Journal of Near Eastern Studies . 1995.
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| SURNAME | Kadızade Mehmed Efendi |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Islamic clergyman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1582 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Balikesir |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th century |