Mustafa Ejubović

Historian, writer and Mufti. Born in Mostar, his father Jusuf was a distinguished islamic scholar. Young Mustafa taught maktab and madrasa in Mostar before departing for Constantinople to study in 1677. There he listened to lectures on philosophy, astronomy and mathematics. When he graduated, he got a teaching position at a lower madrasa in Constantinople, became famous for his lectures, and soon began to teach. Ejubović wrote 27 treatises on logic during his lifetime. In addition to his native Bosnian language, he also spoke Arabic, Turkish and Persian.