Muhammad Bayram I

محمد بيرم الأول (Known as "Bayram I")

Grand Hanafi Mufti of Tunis, Patriarch of the Bayram Scholarly Dynasty

Born 1718 AD

Tunis, Tunisia

Passed Away Nov 23, 1800 Tunis, Tunisia

Lifespan 82 years old

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"The supreme pillar of justice and theological wisdom in 18th-century Tunis."

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Eminent 18th-century jurist who served as Grand Hanafi Mufti of Tunis for over three decades, establishing an intellectual dynasty that deeply shaped Tunisian law, ethics, and diplomatic jurisprudence.

Biographical Record

Muhammad Bayram I was the founding father of the distinguished Bayram scholarly family of Tunis. Renowned for his deep mastery of Islamic jurisprudence, rhetoric, and hadith sciences, he was appointed Grand Mufti of the Hanafi rite by the Husainid Beys.

His legal opinions (fatawa) provided stability and institutional cohesion to the state, bridging relations between Ottoman ruling elites and the local Maliki scholarly community. He mentored generations of judges and professors at the Ez-Zitouna Mosque.

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Final Resting Place

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Tourbet Bayram (Tourbet el Bey precinct)
Tunis, Tunisia

                         GPS: 36.7940, 10.1710                    

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