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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]
Нохчийн Республикин Бусалбан син урхалладар | |
 The headquarters (left) and the Heart of Chechnya Mosque (right), Grozny | |
| Abbreviation | SAMCR |
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| Predecessor | Spiritual Administration of the Muslims of the Checheno-Ingush Republic |
| Established | 1991 |
| Founded at | Grozny, Chechen Republic |
| Legal status | Religious organisation |
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| Headquarters | Grozny |
| Location |
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Area served | Chechnya, Russia |
Official languages | |
| Salah Mezhiev | |
Main organ |
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| Affiliations | Sunni Islam, Shafi'i school |
| Website | dumchr |
List of muftis
edit- 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
edit- ^ a b c d e Roshchin & Lunkin 2005, p. 156.
- ^ Roshchin & Lunkin 2005, p. 164.
Sources
edit- 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.
External links
edit- SAMCR official website (in Russian)
- SAMCR on Facebook (in Arabic)
- SAMCR official channel on YouTube