Spiritual Administration of the Muslims of the Chechen Republic

The Spiritual Administration of the Muslims of the Chechen Republic (Chechen: Нохчийн Республикин Бусалбан син урхалладар; Russian: Духовное управление мусульман Чеченской Республики) is the sole muftiate in Chechnya (Russian Federation). From 1991 to 2000 it operated on the territory of the unrecognized Chechen Republic of Ichkeria. Represented in the Coordinating Center of North Caucasus Muslims.[1]

Spiritual Administration of the Muslims of the Chechen Republic
Нохчийн Республикин Бусалбан син урхалладар
AbbreviationSAMCR
PredecessorSpiritual Administration of the Muslims of the Checheno-Ingush Republic
Established1991 (33 years ago) (1991)
Founded atGrozny, Chechen Republic
Legal statusReligious organisation
Purpose
  • Fiqh
  • administrative
  • educational
  • philanthropic
  • religious studies
  • spiritual
HeadquartersGrozny
Location
    • 1080 mosques
    • 18 madrasas
    • 2 higher education institutes
Area served
Chechnya, Russia
Official languages
Salah Mezhiev
Main organ
AffiliationsSunni Islam, Shafi'i school
Websitedumchr.ru

List of muftis

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  • Muhammad-Bashir Arsanukayev (1991–1993)[1]
  • Mahmud Garkayev (1993–1994)[1]
  • Muhammed-Khusein Alsabekov (1994)[1]
  • Akhmad Kadyrov (1994/5–2000)[1]
  • Akhmad Shamaiev (2000–2005)[2]
  • Sultan Mirsayev (2005–2014)
  • Salah Mezhiev (2014–present)

References

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Sources

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  • Roshchin, Mikhail; Lunkin, Roman (2005). "Ислам в Чеченской Республике" [Islam in the Chechen Republic]. In Bourdeaux, Michael; Filatov, Sergei (eds.). Современная религиозная жизнь России. Опыт систематического описания [Contemporary Religious Life of Russia. Systematic description experience] (in Russian). Vol. 3. Москва: Keston Institute; Logos. pp. 152–169. ISBN 5-98704-044-2.
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