Salman Musayev
Salman Musayev | |
|---|---|
 Musayev in c. 2021–2023 | |
| Title | Mufti of the Caucasus |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 1958 |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Muslim leader | |
| Predecessor | Ismail Ahmedov |
Salman Musayev[a] (born 1958) is an Azerbaijani Islamic scholar who is serving as the 11th and current mufti of the Religious Council of the Caucasus.[1]
Biography
[edit]He was born in 1958 in Hamamlı village of Dmanisi Municipality of Georgia to Musa Musayev. His first education was the Mir-Arab madrasa in the city of Bukhara in Uzbekistan, then the Dashkend Islam Institute and the Islamic University in Libya.[2]
First, he served as an imam in the Juma mosque in Tbilisi, then as an assistant in the department of external relations of the Caucasus Muslims Board. In 1987, Musayev was appointed deputy of the mufti of the Religious Council of the Caucasus. At the IX Congress of the Muslims of Transcaucasia, held on 25 July 1989, he was appointed mufti. Thanks to the well deserved respect and long service in the mosque, he was awarded the post of imam of the Haji Ajdarbey mosque. He works in it until now, having repeatedly visited Mecca.[3]
In 2002, he was awarded the Order of Honor of the Republic of Georgia.[4]
In 2018, President Ilham Aliyev has signed a decree on awarding Salman Musa with the Certificate of Merit of the president of Azerbaijan.[5]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Azerbaijani: Salman Musa oğlu Musayev
References
[edit]- ^ Nurullayev, Fuad. "Şeyxulislamlıq zirvəsi: Hacı Allahşükür Paşazadə — The peak of Sheikhulism: Haji Allahshukur Pashazadeh" (PDF). Baku: Nurlar. p. 118. ISBN 978-9952-490-50-3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-03-02.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ^ "Hacı Salman". report.az. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
- ^ Nurullayev, Fuad. "Şeyxulislamlıq zirvəsi: Hacı Allahşükür Paşazadə — The peak of Sheikhulism: Haji Allahshukur Pashazadeh" (PDF). Baku: Nurlar. p. 118. ISBN 978-9952-490-50-3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-03-02.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ^ "İctimai Televiziya və Radio Yayımları Şirkəti - Yayım şurası: — Public Television and Radio Broadcasting Company" (in Azerbaijani). 2009-09-11. Archived from the original on 2009-09-11. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
- ^ "Salman Musayev was awarded with an honorary diploma of the president". Xeberfakt.az. Retrieved 2023-01-30.