Müderris

Müderris is a term that described the religious scholar,^[1] professor or faculty member in Seljuk Anatolia and the Ottoman Empire.^[2]

In Arabic, the word mudarris means "teacher (of lesson)", describing the teacher and the scholar who is authorized to give lessons. After completing the training in the local schools of the provinces, and after having received the diploma, these scholars would teach religion and sciences in madrasas where they were called müderris. The profession was called müderrislik.^[3][4]

See also

• Ulama
• List of Ottoman titles and appellations

References

1. Boğaç A. Ergene (1 January 2003). Local Court, Provincial Society and Justice in the Ottoman Empire: Legal Practice and Dispute Resolution in Çankırı and Kastamonu (1652-1744). BRILL. pp. 26–. ISBN 90-04-12609-0.
2. Cambridge University Press, History of Turkey Vol. 3, The Later Ottoman Empire 1603-1839 (2006), s.216
3. Gönül Öney; Lale Bulut; Şakir Çakmak, Ertan Daş, Aydoğan Demir, Yekta Demiralp, İnci Kuyulu, Rahmi H. Ünal (1 June 2013). Early Ottoman Art: The Legacy of the Emirates. Museum With No Frontiers, MWNF (Museum Ohne Grenzen). pp. 158–. ISBN 978-3-902782-21-2.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
4. Bozkurt, Nebi (2020). "Müderris". TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi (in Turkish). Retrieved 2024-06-13.