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MUSLIM SCHOLAR. 1

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  Akshamsaddin  (Muhammad Shams al-Din bin Hamzah,Turkish  Akşemseddin ) (1389, Damascus – 16 February 1459, Göynük, Bolu), was an influential Ottoman Sunni Muslim scholar,  Akshamsaddin was not only a Sufi but also a müderris (professor), medical scholar, and poet. His real name was Shamseddin Muhammad, He was also called Wali Al-Din Hamzah.    He was born in Damascus in 1390. His ancestry from his paternal side dates back to the first caliph Abu Bakr whose ancestry is traced back to Quraysh. He's nicknamed   "Spiritual Conqueror of Constantinople".                                               fig: 1 Akshamsaddin He studied in Aleppo and travelled to Anatolia, when he arrived in kavak in 799AH his father died when he was seven year...