Akhmad Magomedovich Abdulaev ( avar. Akhmad KhӀazhi Gabdulaev ; September 15, 1959 , Upper Inho , Gumbetovsky district ) - mufti , chairman of the Spiritual Directorate of Muslims of Dagestan , Sheikh Naqshbandi and Shazali Tariqi , one of the spiritual leaders of Muslims of Dagestan .
| Sheikh Ahmad Afandi | |||
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| Predecessor | Said-Magomed Abubakarov | ||
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| Predecessor | Said Afandi Chirkey | ||
| Birth name | avar. Ahmad Khajazhi Gabdulaev | ||
| Birth | September 15, 1959 (59 years old) Upper Inho , Gumbetovsky district , Dagestan ASSR , RSFSR , USSR | ||
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Biography
Ahmad Haji Abdulaev was born on September 15, 1959 in the Dagestan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, in the village of Inkho, Gumbetovsky District . From an early age, Ahmad Haji studied Arabic and the basics of the Islamic religion. His family always maintained an atmosphere of devotion to faith and religion, even in Soviet times, when believers were officially persecuted, his relatives took care of their faith and were not afraid to raise children according to the precepts of their religion. Ahmad Haji is the grandson of the famous Sufi sheikh Naqshbandi and Shazali tariqah Abdulhamid-Afandi.
Theological activities
In 1991, Ahmad-Haji became the imam of a mosque in the Kizilyurt district.
Since 1992, he began teaching at the Islamic Institute in Kizilyurt, where he held the post of rector.
In 1998, at the Alim Council of Dagestan, Ahmad-Haji Abdulaev was unanimously elected Mufti and Chairman. The Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Dagestan .
In 2010, Ahmad Abdulaev received from Said Afandi Chirkeyi a degree of spiritual mentor (ijazu), but did not engage in the instruction of murids . After the death of Said Afandi Chirkey, his successor Abdulzhalil-Afandi issued a command (amr) to Ahmad Abdulaev to instruct the Murids.
In 2013, the Mufti of Dagestan, Sheikh Ahmad-Haji Afandi Abdulaev received the honorary status of the Keeper of the Holy Relics of the Prophet Muhammad, as well as relics themselves, including the blessed hair of the Prophet, were transferred to him.
Rewards
In 2009 he was awarded the Order of Merit for the Republic of Dagestan.
In 2011 he was awarded the jubilee medal “50 years of ROSSNAA” (Russian Society of Solidarity and Cooperation of the Peoples of Asia and Africa)
In 2015 he was awarded the "Golden Star" with the assignment of the title: People's Hero of Dagestan.
In 2015, he was awarded a commemorative medal in honor of the opening of the complex of the Moscow Cathedral Mosque.
In 2016, he was awarded the RD Medal of Honor “For Love for the Native Land”.
In 2018, he was awarded the Golden Order of the Peacemaker.
In 2018, he was awarded the Commemorative badge of the Federal Air Transport Agency “95 years of the Civil Aviation of Russia”.
In 2018, he was awarded the Anniversary Commemorative Medal “90 years of Civil Aviation of the Republic of Dagestan”.
Bibliography
In 2015, the book “The Goodness of the Righteous” was published; the book was written in Arabic, and translations into Avar and Russian were alternately published. By the end of 2015, its total circulation exceeded 200,000 copies. On it came a series of video lessons, as well as an audio book.
Marital Status
Married to Aina (Patimat) Gamzatova .
Children: Son - Abdulaev Magomed Akhmedovich , Abdulaeva Patimat Akhmedovna, Abdulaeva Khadizhat Akhmedovna, Gamzatov Akhmad Arsenovich, Abdulaeva Patimat Akhmedovna
Links
- Abdulaev Ahmad Haji
- Ahmad-haji Abdulaev: “Today, the Islamic world is on the verge of the emergence of new adabs in Sharia”
- http://www.vseportrety.ru/info-abdulaev.html
- http://assalam.ru/content/story/4003
- I International Interreligious Youth Forum http://www.patriarchia.ru/db/text/3702792.html
- The book "The Goodness of the Righteous"