Halid ef. Hadžimulić: Remembering the Sarajevo scholar and librarian

Halid ef. Hadžimulić, a prominent Islamic scholar and long-time official of the Gazi Husrev-beg Library, is remembered on the 111th anniversary of his birth. Born in Sarajevo in 1915, Hadžimulić was a polyglot who spoke Arabic, Persian, Turkish, French, German, and English.

Throughout his career, he served as the imam and hatib of the Careva Mosque from 1968 to 1990. He was also a dedicated teacher of the Mesnevi, the works of Rumi. At the Gazi Husrev-beg Library, he spent decades processing manuscript codices, contributing significantly to the cataloging of historical texts, including the processing of 135 manuscripts.

Known for his modest nature and deep erudition, Hadžimulić was considered a key figure among the Muslim intelligentsia in Sarajevo during the 20th and early 21st centuries. He passed away in 2011 at the age of 96.