Buch, Deutsch, Englisch, Arabisch, Band Band 009, 476 Seiten, gebunden, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 237 mm, Gewicht: 803 g
The Correspondence (Insha') of Muhammad ibn Abi al-Hasan al-Bakri al-Siddiqi (930–994/1524–1586)
Buch, Deutsch, Englisch, Arabisch, Band Band 009, 476 Seiten, gebunden, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 237 mm, Gewicht: 803 g
Reihe: Ottoman Studies / Osmanistische Studien
ISBN: 978-3-8471-1113-9
Verlag: V&R unipress
This is the first publication of the official correspondence of the leading religious scholar and literary figure, Shaykh Muhammad ibn Abi al-Hasan al-Bakri al-Siddiqi al-Shafi‘i Sibt Al al-Hasan. It provides a window into the world of an influential religious scholar in sixteenth century Cairo and his network of contacts in the Ottoman Empire and beyond. Muhammad al-Bakri corresponded with Sultan Murad III, the grand vizier Sokollu Mehmed Pasha, and with various officials in Mecca, including the sharifian ruler of Mecca, al-Hasan ibn Abi Numayy. The collection also contains two letters addressed to Sa‘di rulers of Morocco and one to the Mughal Emperor Akbar, as well as letters to a variety of lesser Ottoman officials. It is an important source for the history of Ottoman Egypt and the Hijaz.