Istanbul
Teachers who lived here
al-Baqillani
al-Baqillani (950–1013)
envoy / disputation 981
al-Sharif al-Jurjani
al-Sharif al-Jurjani (1340–1413)
traveled 1375
Ebussuud Efendi
Ebussuud Efendi (1490–1574)
qadi / kazasker / Shaykh al-Islam / died 1533–1574
al-Shahid al-Thani
al-Shahid al-Thani (1506–1558)
traveled 1543
Birgivi Mehmed Efendi
Birgivi Mehmed Efendi (1523–1573)
Katib Celebi
Katib Celebi (1609–1657)
settled; full-time scholarship; died 1635–1657
Abd al-Ghani al-Nabulusi
Abd al-Ghani al-Nabulusi (1641–1731)
travelled (rihla) 1664
al-Alusi
al-Alusi (1802–1854)
traveled to clear his name 1850–1851
Jamal al-Din al-Afghani
Jamal al-Din al-Afghani (1838–1897)
died (under Ottoman patronage) 1892–1897
Said Nursi
Said Nursi (1877–1960)
active in public life 1907–1911