Mustafa Ejubović (1651 – 16 July 1707), also known as Šejh Jujo, was a Bosnian philosopher, historian, writer and Mufti of Ottoman Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Mustafa Ejubović | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1651 |
| Died | 16 July 1707 (aged 56) Mostar, Bosnia Eyalet, Ottoman Empire |
| Occupation | Historian |
Biography
editMustafa Ejubović was born in a Bosnian family in the Herzegovinian town of Mostar in 1651. His father Jusuf Ejubović was a distinguished professor. Young Mustafa taught maktab and madrasa in Mostar before departing for Constantinople to study in 1677.[1] There he listened to lectures on philosophy, astronomy and mathematics. When he graduated, he got a professorship at a lower madrasa in Constantinople, became famous for his lectures, and soon began to teach.[2] Ejubović wrote 27 treatises on logic during his lifetime.[3] IHe contributed to Bosnian literature on his native Bosnian language, but he was also fluent in Arabic, Turkish and Persian.[4]
Upon his return to Bosnia, Ejubović became the Mufti of Mostar in 1692.[5] He died on 16 July 1707 in his hometown.[6]
References
edit- ^ Bašagićeva kolekcija orijentalnih rukopisa u Univerzitetskoj knjižnici u Bratislavi i njen značaj za opću i kulturnu historiju Bosne i Hercegovine. Arhiv Hercegovine. 1998. ISBN 9789958521003. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- ^ Mahmut?Ehaji?, Rusmir (January 2000). Bosnia the Good: Tolerance and Tradition. Central European University Press. ISBN 9789639116870. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- ^ Malcolm, Noel (October 1996). Bosnia: A Short History. NYU Press. ISBN 9780814755617. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- ^ Devetnaest stoljeća Bosne: historija i kultura Bosne od 6. do 1900. godine. Dinex. 1998. ISBN 9789958972300. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- ^ From Codicology to Technology: Islamic Manuscripts and Their Place in Scholarship. Frank & Timme GmbH. 2009. ISBN 9783865961716. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- ^ Mekić, Sejad (July 2016). A Muslim Reformist in Communist Yugoslavia: The Life and Thought of Husein Đozo. Routledge. ISBN 9781315525846. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
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