Hüsamzade Abdurrahman Efendi

Hüsamzade Abdurrahman Efendi, also known as Kocahüsamzade Abdurrahman Efendi or Tulumcuzade Abdurrahman Efendi, was an Ottoman scholar and calligrapher of the 17th century and was briefly Shaykh al-Islām.

Early life and education

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Abdurrahman was born in Istanbul in 1594–95. He was the son of Tulumcu Koca Hüsam Efendi, a qadi of Istanbul. After completing his madrasa education, he became an assistant (mülâzım) of Shaykh al-Islām Hocazâde Mehmed Efendi. Later, he studied under various scholars in Egypt, Jerusalem, and Medina. At some point, he became a master taliq calligrapher and archer.^[1]

Career

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When Abdurrahman returned to Anatolia, he worked as a teacher in various madrasas, such as Sahn-ı Semân, Ayasofya, and Süleymaniye. Between 1640 and 1645, he served as qadi in Aleppo, Damascus, and Istanbul. In 1649, he was appointed kazasker of Anatolia, but was dismissed the following year. In 1652, he was appointed kazasker of Rumelia, but was again dismissed soon after.^[2]^[3]

After the third dismissal of Ebûsaid Mehmed Efendi from the post of Shaykh al-Islām, Abdurrahman was appointed, in May 1655. During the Çınar Incident of 1656, Abdurrahman recommended against Sultan Mehmed IV's meeting with the rebels and so was dismissed from his post (or requested his own dismissal) in March 1656.^[4]

After dismissal, he requested and was given the position of qadi of Jerusalem. He also lived in Damascus for a while. Later, he was made qadi of Aintab and then the qadi of Giza. He died in Egypt in September 1670.^[5]

References

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^ İpşirli, Mehmet (1988). "Abdurrahman Efendi, Kocahüsamzâde". TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi. TDV İslâm Araştırmaları Merkezi. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
^ İpşirli, Abdurrahman Efendi, Kocahüsamzâde
^ Katgı, İsmail (2012). "Osmanlı Devleti'nde Ulemâ Yozlaşmasının Tipik Bir Temsilcisi Olarak Safranbolu'lu Hüseyin Efendi: Nam-ı Diğer Cinci Hoca" [Hüseyin Efendi of Safranbolu, Also Known as Cinci Hoca: A Typical Representative of the Degeneration of the Ulema in the Ottoman Empire] (PDF). Hikmet Yurdu (in Turkish). 5 (10): 203 n. 16. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
^ İpşirli, Abdurrahman Efendi, Kocahüsamzâde
^ İpşirli, Abdurrahman Efendi, Kocahüsamzâde

v t e Sheikh-ul-Islams of the Ottoman Empire
15th Century	Molla Fenari Fahreddin-i Acemi Molla Hüsrev Molla Gürâni Molla Abdülkerim Efendi Alâeddin Arabî Efendi Efdalzade Hamîdüddin Efendi
16th Century	Zenbilli Ali Efendi Kemalpaşazade Ahmet Şemsettin Efendi (İbn-i Kemal) Sadullah Sadi Efendi Çivizade Muhiddin Mehmed Efendi Abdülkadir Hamidî Çelebi Fenarîzade Muhyiddin Çelebi Ebussuud Efendi Çivizade Damadı Hamid Efendi Kadızade Ahmed Şemseddin Efendi Malûlzade Mehmed Efendi Çivizade Hacı Mehmed Efendi Abdülkadir Şeyhî Efendi Bostanzade Mehmed Efendi Bayramzade Zekeriya Efendi Hoca Sâdeddin Efendi Cafer Mustafa Sunullah Efendi
17th Century	Hocazade Mehmed Efendi Ebülmeyamin Mustafa Efendi Hocazade Esad Efendi Zekeriyazade Yahya Efendi Ahizade Hüseyin Efendi Ebusaid Mehmed Efendi Muid Ahmet Efendi Hacı Abdürrahim Efendi Bahai Mehmet Efendi Karaçelebizade Abdülaziz Efendi Hüsamzade Abdurrahman Efendi Memikzade Mustafa Efendi Hocazade Mesud Efendi Hanefi Mehmet Efendi Balizade Mustafa Efendi Bolevi Mustafa Efendi Esiri Mehmet Efendi Sunizade Seyit Mehmet Emin Efendi Minkarizade Yahya Efendi Çatalcalı Ali Efendi Ankaravi Mehmet Emin Efendi Debbağzade Mehmet Efendi Feyzullah Efendi Ebusaitzade Feyzullah Feyzi Efendi Sadık Mehmet Efendi İmam Mehmet Efendi
18th Century	Paşmakçızade Ali Efendi Yekçeşm Hüseyin Efendi Sadık Mehmet Efendi Ebezade Abdullah Efendi Mehmed Ataullah Efendi İmam Mahmud Efendi Mirza Mustafa Efendi Menteşzade Abdürrahman Efendi Ebu İshak İsmail Efendi Yenişehirli Abdullah Efendi Mirzazade Şeyh Mehmed Efendi Paşmakçızade Abdullah Efendi Damatzade Ebulhayr Ahmet Efendi Ebuishakzade İshak Efendi Dürri Mehmed Efendi Feyzullahzade Mustafa Efendi Pirizade Mehmed Sahib Efendi Hayatizade Mehmet Emin Efendi Seyit Mehmet Zeynelabidin Efendi Ebuishakzade Mehmed Esad Efendi Mehmed Said Efendi Seyyid Murtaza Efendi Abdullah Vassaf Efendi Damatzade Feyzullah Efendi Dürrizade Mustafa Efendi Mehmed Salih Efendi Çelebizade İsmail Asım Efendi Veliyyüddin Efendi Ebubekirzade Ahmed Efendi Pirizade Osman Sahib Efendi Mirzazade Seyit Mehmet Sait Efendi Şerifzade Seyit Mehmet Şerif Efendi Dürrizade Mustafa Efendi İvazpaşazade İbrahim Bey Efendi Salihzade Mehmet Emin Efendi Vassafzade Mehmet Esat Efendi Mehmet Şerif Efendi Seyit İbrahim Efendi Dürrizade Seyit Mehmet Ataullah Efendi İvazpaşazade İbrahim Bey Efendi Arapzade Ahmet Ataullah Efendi Dürrizade Seyit Mehmet Arif Efendi Müftizade Ahmet Efendi Mekkî Mehmet Efendi Seyit Mehmet Kamil Efendi Hamitzade Mustafa Efendi Seyit Yahya Tevfik Efendi Mustafa Aşir Efendi
19th Century	Sâmânizade Ömer Hulusi Efendi Salihzade Ahmed Esad Efendi Şerifzade Ataullah Mehmed Efendi Arapzade Mehmed Arif Efendi Dürrizade Abdullah Efendi Mehmed Zeynelabidin Efendi Mekkizade Mustafa Asım Efendi Çerkes Halil Efendi Yasincizade Abdülvehhab Efendi Ahmed Reşid Efendi Kadızade Mehmed Tahir Efendi Ahmed Arif Hikmet Bey Efendi Meşrepzade Mehmed Arif Efendi Mehmed Sadeddin Efendi Atıfzade Hüsameddin Efendi Mehmed Refik Efendi Hasan Fehmi Efendi Ahmed Muhtar Molla Bey Efendi Turşucuzade Ahmed Muhtar Efendi Hasan Hayrullah Efendi Hasan Fehmi Efendi Hasan Hayrullah Efendi Kara Halil Efendi Uryanizade Ahmed Esad Efendi Bodrumlu Ömer Lütfi Efendi Mehmet Cemaleddin Efendi
20th Century	Mehmed Ziyâeddin Efendi Mehmed Sahib Efendi Çelebizade Hüseyin Hüsnü Efendi Musa Kazım Efendi Abdurrahman Nesib Efendi Mehmed Esad Efendi Ürgüplü Mustafa Hayri Efendi Ömer Hulusi Efendi Haydarizade İbrahim Efendi Mustafa Sabri Efendi Dürrizade Abdullah Beyefendi Medeni Mehmed Nuri Efendi