Mustafa Ejubović (1651 – 16 July 1707), also known as Šejh Jujo, was a Bosnian philosopher, historian, writer and Mufti of Ottoman Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Mustafa Ejubović | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1651 |
| Died | 16 July 1707 (aged 56) Mostar, Bosnia Eyalet, Ottoman Empire |
| Occupation | Historian |
Biography
Mustafa Ejubović was born in a Bosnian family in the Herzegovinian town of Mostar in 1651. His father Jusuf Ejubović was a distinguished professor. Young Mustafa taught maktab and madrasa in Mostar before departing for Constantinople to study in 1677.[1] There he listened to lectures on philosophy, astronomy and mathematics. When he graduated, he got a professorship at a lower madrasa in Constantinople, became famous for his lectures, and soon began to teach.[2] Ejubović wrote 27 treatises on logic during his lifetime.[3] IHe contributed to Bosnian literature on his native Bosnian language, but he was also fluent in Arabic, Turkish and Persian.[4]
Upon his return to Bosnia, Ejubović became the Mufti of Mostar in 1692.[5] He died on 16 July 1707 in his hometown.[6]
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