Mustafa Sabri

Mustafa Sabri مصطفى صبرى Effendi
Shaykh al-Islam of the Ottoman Empire
In office 1919–1920
Preceded by	Haydarizade Ibrahim Efendi
Succeeded by	Medeni Mehmet Nuri Efendi
Personal
Born	1869 Tokat, Sivas Vilayet, Ottoman Empire
Died	1954 (aged 84–85) Cairo, Egypt
Religion	Islam
Nationality	Ottoman Empire
Era	19th and 20th centuries
Denomination	Sunni
Jurisprudence	Hanafi
Creed	Maturidi/Ash'ari
Main interest(s)	Aqidah, Kalam (Islamic theology), Tawhid, Fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence), Usul al-Fiqh, Usul al-Din, logic
Notable work(s)	Mawqif al-'Aql wa al-'Ilm wa al-'Alim min Rabb al-'Alamin
Muslim leader
Influenced by Abu Hanifa
Influenced Sa'id Foudah

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Dissolution (1908–1922) 2nd Constitutional Era (1908–1920) World War I (1914–1918) Partitioning (1918–1922) Abolition of the Sultanate (1922) Abolition of the Caliphate (1924)
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Mustafa Sabri Effendi (Ottoman Turkish: مصطفى صبرى افندی; 1869 – 1954) was the second last Shaykh al-Islām of the Ottoman Empire.^[1] He is known for his opinions condemning the Turkish nationalist movement under Kemal Atatürk.^[2] Due to his resistance to Atatürk, he lived half of his life in exile in various countries, and died in Egypt.