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The following abstract is taken from an advertisement that was circulated throughout the Ottoman Empire just before the opening of the Suleymaniye mosque during the year 1558. The requirements needed in order to be employed as the Imam of the Suleymaniye Mosque during the reign of Sultan Suleiman Han (1520 - 1566) are of the following :
1) To have mastered the languages of Arabic, Latin, Turkish, and Persian.
2) To have mastered the Quran, the Bible, and the Torah.
3) To be a qualified scholar in divine law and jurisprudence.
4) To have qualified in physics and mathematics up to a teaching standard.
5) To have outstanding capabilities in chivalry, archery, duelling, and the arts of warfare and its laws.
6) To be of handsome countenance.
7) To have a strong melodious voice
Reference: Al Ahram newspaper, 22nd September, 1986, Egypt.
Insert: An Ottoman Imam
Source: https://defence.pk/threads/ottoman-imperial-archives.418118/
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Süleymaniye Mosque | Istanbul
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Point 6....
1) To have mastered the languages of Arabic, Latin, Turkish, and Persian.
2) To have mastered the Quran, the Bible, and the Torah.
3) To be a qualified scholar in divine law and jurisprudence.
4) To have qualified in physics and mathematics up to a teaching standard.
5) To have outstanding capabilities in chivalry, archery, duelling, and the arts of warfare and its laws.
6) To be of handsome countenance.
7) To have a strong melodious voice
Reference: Al Ahram newspaper, 22nd September, 1986, Egypt.
Insert: An Ottoman Imam
Source: https://defence.pk/threads/ottoman-imperial-archives.418118/
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Süleymaniye Mosque | Istanbul
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Point 6....
