Sheikh Muhammad Kurawi

Sheikh Muhammad (1771–1838) was a Lezgin sheikh,[1][2] founder of Muridism in the Caucasus and teacher of all imams of Dagestan and Chechnya. Legendary Imam Shamil was his the most famous student.

Sheikh Muhammad of Kura
Native name
Шайх Мухьамад
Born1771
Viniyarag, Dagestan
Died1838
Sogratl, Dagestan, Caucasian Imamate
AllegianceCaucasian Imamate
RankImam
Battles/warsMurid War

Biography edit

Sheikh Muhammad was born in 1771 in the Lezgin village of Vini-Yarag[3] located in the south of Dagestan. He received his initial Islamic education in the madrasah of his native village. He studied with famous Ulama in the villages of Sogratl and Arakan. His teachers were such famous Dagestani theologians as Said Khachmazwi, Said Shinazwi, Hasan Kudaliwi and Maharram Akhzakhwi.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ Akaev, V. Kh (1999). Суфизм и ваххабизм на северном Кавказе (in Russian). Rossiĭskai︠a︡ akademii︠a︡ nauk, In-t ėtnologii i antropologii. ISBN 978-5-201-14658-0.
  2. ^ Ибрагимов, Х. И. (2006). Чеченская Республика и чеченцы: история и современность (in Russian). Наука. ISBN 978-5-02-034016-9.
  3. ^ Вехи жизни Магомеда Ярагского
  4. ^ "Учителя и наставники Мухаммада ал-Йараги (Али Албанви) / Проза.ру". proza.ru. Retrieved 2021-06-16.