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
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from 1961 to 1964.
Biography
In his early life, Erdem learned Arabic from his father, before completing an education in
Fiqh
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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
Yahya ibn Sharaf al-Nawawi (; (631A.H-676A.H) (October 1230–21 December 1277) was a Sunni Shafi'ite jurist and hadith scholar. Ludwig W. Adamec (2009), ''Historical Dictionary of Islam'', pp.238-239. Scarecrow Press. . Al-Nawawi died at ...
's
The Meadows of the Righteous
* ''İlâhî Hadisler'' - on translation of
hadith
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*''Berat Gecesi Hakkında Bir Tedkik''
References
Turkish scholars of Islam
Turkish muftis
1889 births
1974 deaths
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