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Mehmet Tevfik Gerçeker
Mehmet Tevfik Gerçeker (born Mehmed Tawfiq; 1898 – 28 January 1982) was a Turkish scholar. Biography In his hometown, he studied religion and astronomy for his education. After this period, he moved to Istanbul where he completed higher education in a Madrasah. He was a founding member of the Turkish Directorate of Religious Affairs, and served at a high position in that department. He then served as Deputy Head of the Council of State A council of state is a governmental body in a country, or a subdivision of a country, with a function that varies by jurisdiction. It may be the formal name for the cabinet or it may refer to a non-executive advisory body associated with a head ... from 1952 until his retirement in 1963. He was appointed President of the Directorate of Religious Affairs in 1964. References 1898 births 1982 deaths {{Turkey-academic-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Directorate Of Religious Affairs
Directorate may refer to: Contemporary *Directorates of the Scottish Government * Directorate-General, a type of specialised administrative body in the European Union * Directorate-General for External Security, the French external intelligence agency * Directorate for Inter-Services Intelligence, the premier intelligence service of Pakistan and a division of Pakistan Army * Directorate General of Civil Aviation (India), India's civil safety watch and responsible for investigation for aviation incidents * General Intelligence Directorate (Jordan), the Jordanian state intelligence agency * Intelligence Directorate, the Cuban state intelligence agency * Veterinary Medicines Directorate, an agency of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (United Kingdom) * Military Intelligence Directorate (Israel), the Israeli Defence Force unit in charge upon collecting information in cooperation with the Mossad * Unit, the Norwegian directorate for information and communications te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hasan Hüsnü Erdem
Hasan Hüsnü Erdem (8 July 1889 – 22 August 1974) was a Turkish scholar, teacher, and Mufti who served as the sixth president of the Turkish Directorate of Religious Affairs from 1961 to 1964. Biography In his early life, Erdem learned Arabic from his father, before completing an education in Fiqh. He received a PhD on this topic in 1916 and subsequently taught at many schools and became an Islamic scholar. He retired in 1964. Works He also contributed to more than two hundred biographies in Turkish Encyclopedia of Islam. His writings include: *''Ebedî Risâlet'' - a translation of Abdul Rahman Azzam's Eternal Message * ''Riyâzü’s-sâlihîn ve Tercemesi'' - on Al-Nawawi's The Meadows of the Righteous * ''İlâhî Hadisler'' - on translation of hadith Hadith is the Arabic word for a 'report' or an 'account f an event and refers to the Islamic oral tradition of anecdotes containing the purported words, actions, and the silent approvals of the Islamic prophet Mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
İbrahim Bedreddin Elmalılı
Abraham (originally Abram) is the common Hebrew patriarch of the Abrahamic religions, including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In Judaism, he is the founding father who began the covenantal relationship between the Jewish people and God; in Christianity, he is the spiritual progenitor of all believers, whether Jewish or non-Jewish; and in Islam, he is a link in the chain of Islamic prophets that begins with Adam and culminates in Muhammad. Abraham is also revered in other Abrahamic religions such as the Baháʼà Faith and the Druze faith. The story of the life of Abraham, as told in the narrative of the Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible, revolves around the themes of posterity and land. He is said to have been called by God to leave the house of his father Terah and settle in the land of Canaan, which God now promises to Abraham and his progeny. This promise is subsequently inherited by Isaac, Abraham's son by his wife Sarah, while Isaac's half-brother Ishmael is also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
