What Was The Ottoman Position On The Safavid States
The Ottoman position on the Safavid state was that Sharia law was supreme. That is to say, the Ottomons treated it as underlie all principles of legislation, and embed itself in the very framework of the government. And so the law was seen as providing the perfect framework of rules that could be taken on higher authority, and all Shi’ites were to adhere to this law. +++++++++++++++
From the conduct of partners in marriages, to the granting of property rights, to even whether one has the right to kill their attacker (referring to the final notion about how a woman killing her attacker would be a “Holy War”)—a number of proscriptions for correct social conduct are listed and given some sort of justication (more or less direct) based on Shari’a …show more content…
According to Lunde, the probable reason behind Mehemet Effendi’s embassy to France to learn about French society before returning to Constantinople. As Lunde points out, “Mehment had specific instructions from the sultan to ‘make a deep study of French civilization and the system of education and report on those aspects that might be of use (Lunde, 1993).” Of course, such embassy would also stengthen other, diplomatic ties. But ultimately the effects/consequences of his embassy were dramatic. ++++++++++
Not only had the embassy created a great deal of opportunity between these vastly different cultures to come to a deeper understanding of each other; but they had an especially profound effect on the Ottoman culture. Effendi’s visit to France had, in fact, catalyzed certain developments in both France and Cypress. In short, it is as the author describes, where Mehmet and the culture he represented “...ould be from the France of the Enlightenment, had been found to be intelligent, courteous and dignified and to share most of the interests of an educated Frenchman. This perception of the "other" as a person basically no different from oneself was reassuring to men of that reasonable age (Lunde, 1993).” There was a great bridging of some of the major gaps between these two cultures, which makes
From the conduct of partners in marriages, to the granting of property rights, to even whether one has the right to kill their attacker (referring to the final notion about how a woman killing her attacker would be a “Holy War”)—a number of proscriptions for correct social conduct are listed and given some sort of justication (more or less direct) based on Shari’a …show more content…
According to Lunde, the probable reason behind Mehemet Effendi’s embassy to France to learn about French society before returning to Constantinople. As Lunde points out, “Mehment had specific instructions from the sultan to ‘make a deep study of French civilization and the system of education and report on those aspects that might be of use (Lunde, 1993).” Of course, such embassy would also stengthen other, diplomatic ties. But ultimately the effects/consequences of his embassy were dramatic. ++++++++++
Not only had the embassy created a great deal of opportunity between these vastly different cultures to come to a deeper understanding of each other; but they had an especially profound effect on the Ottoman culture. Effendi’s visit to France had, in fact, catalyzed certain developments in both France and Cypress. In short, it is as the author describes, where Mehmet and the culture he represented “...ould be from the France of the Enlightenment, had been found to be intelligent, courteous and dignified and to share most of the interests of an educated Frenchman. This perception of the "other" as a person basically no different from oneself was reassuring to men of that reasonable age (Lunde, 1993).” There was a great bridging of some of the major gaps between these two cultures, which makes