Zenbilli Ali Cemali Efendi

Zenbilli Ali Cemali Efendi
Personal
Born
Ali Cemali

1445
Aksaray, Ottoman Empire
Died1526
Istanbul, Ottoman Empire
ReligionIslam
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceHanafi
Main interest(s)Fiqh, Usul, Lughat, Nahw, Tafsir, Hadith
Notable work(s)
  • Fatwas
Senior posting
Influenced
  • * Ottoman scholars and statesmen

Zenbilli Ali Cemali Efendi (1445 – 1526)[1] Ottoman mufti, Islamic scholar (alim), shaykh al-Islam, Sufi, and minister.[2][3] Zenbilli Ali was the son of Ahmed Çelebi, the grandson of Cemaleddin Aksarayi, a descendant of Fahraddin al-Razi. Since he is the descendant of Cemaleddin Aksarâyî, he is referred to with the title of Cemali (pronounced Jemali), like his contemporary relatives and other statesmen and scholars. He was known among the people as "Zenbilli mufti" and "Zenbilli Ali Efendi", because he took people's questions with a weaved basket (zenbil) hanging from the window of his house in order to conclude the affairs of those who applied to him for a fatwa in a short time and put the answers back in the zenbil.[2][4]

  1. ^ Cavit Baysun, IA, III, 85
  2. ^ a b "ZENBİLLİ ALİ EFENDİ". TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi (in Turkish). Retrieved 2022-09-21.
  3. ^ "ŞEYHÜLİSLAM ZENBİLLİ ALİ CEMÂLİ EFENDİ ( ? -1526)". aksaray.ktb.gov.tr. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
  4. ^ "ZENBİLLİ ALİ CEMALİ EFENDİ - Osmanlı Hikayeleri - ehlisunnetbuyukleri.com | İslam Alimleri | Evliya Hayatları". ehlisunnetbuyukleri.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 2022-10-10.