Kafzade Faizi (Qāfzāde Fāʾiḍī, 998–1031/1589–1622) was an Ottoman poet, judge, and scholar who was active in his hometown Istanbul. His real name was Abdülhay (ʿAbd al-Ḥayy), his pen name was Faizi, and Kafzade was his cognomen inherited from his paternal grandfather. His family was one of the most well-known and well-established Istanbulite ulema (ʿulemā) families of the period. Faizi’s mother was the granddaughter of Şeyhülislam Ebussuud Efendi (Shaykh al-Islām Abū l-Suʿūd Efendi, d. 982/1574) who was rated among the most distinguished scholars …