Russian Muslims
"Russian Ijmaa" on Jihad and Ideological Split of Muslim Community
By Dr. Ruslan Kurbanov | IslamiCity | 15 Jun 2012
Last week of May a whole cascade of revolutionary events has fallen upon Moscow. All of them have happened on the first in the Russian history International Theological Conference "Islamic doctrine against radicalism" or immediately after it. This Conference has taken place on May 25-26 in Moscow hotel "Ritz-Carlton".
Importance of following knowledge
Speech delivered by Shaykh Said Afandi al-Chirkawi at a graduation ceremony and opening of a new campus building at the Nur al-Irshad Islamic Institute, 2003.
Dagestani Muslims celebrate Mawlid, the Prophet's birth
By Ibrahim Abdulaev : islamdag.info | Makhachkala | 06 Feb 2012
Muslims all over the world celebrate Mawlid an-Nabi, which marks the birth of the Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him. During the Mawlid celebrations which last for the whole month of Rabi` al-Awwal, a large number of people go to the mosques, pray to Allah until late night. Most of the mosques in Makhachkala, Dagestani capital celebrated mawlid on 4 February, joining the millions of celebrations worldwide.
Our goal is Allah’s pleasure! An interview with Shaykh Abdul Jalil Afandi
We would like to bring to reader’s attention a conversation our reporter held with most respectable ustaz Murshid of Naqshbandi tariqah Shaykh Abdul Jalil Afandi ad-Dagestani.
Arab Dagestanis - direct descendants of the Prophet Muhammad
By Hajimurad Radjabov : Assalam | Makhachkala | 2011
Beloved Prophet (PBUH) is the best among people. Islamic history researchers and researchers of Prophet’s genealogy (PBUH) are unanimous that Prophet Muhammad’s family (PBUH) has its roots in the family of Prophet Ismail (PBUH), who is the son of Prophet Ibrahim (PBUH). Hereby is Muhammad (PBUH) an adherent of Ibrahim’s religion (PBUH), a descendant of Ismail (PBUH), an Arab from pure and noble tribe of Quraysh, Hashimite clan.
Islam in the Russian Army
By Ilshat Nasirov : Islam Magazine | Makhachkala | 2005
Legal status of Muslims in the Russian Imperial Army in the 17-19 centuries on the example of Bashkirs.
In the 16th century Russia was turning into a multinational state. The Russian army, the most important component of the Russian statehood has been multi-ethnic and multi-confessional since then. Thus, Muslim Bashkirs constituted a big part of the Russian troops.
History of Hajj in Russia from 18th to 21st century
By Bekmurza Bekmurzaev, Minister for National Policy, Religious Affairs and External Relations of the Republic of Dagestan | 05 Dec 2011
50 to 80% of Russian pilgrims have always been Dagestanis
Naqshbandi Qutb Shaykh Mahmud Afandi ad-Daghestani
Mahmood Afandi (may Allah sanctify his soul), great shaykh, Qutb, Murshid of the Naqshbandi tariqah was born approximately in 1810, in the village of Almalo (Dagestani village, now Azerbaijani territory).
In his youth he served as a clerk at khans Danial Sultanali and his relative Hajji Agabekov. They both were admired by the talents and wit of Mahmud Afandi(may Allah sanctify his soul).
Russia to allot almost billion rubles for educating Islamic experts
Source : ABNA / Ufa / 23 Nov 2011
Russia will continue preparing experts on history and culture of Islam, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said.
"We have allotted money for it in the budget this year, in 2012 and in 2013. We have envisaged a significant sum - almost a billion rubles (more than $32 million - IF)," Medvedev said at his meeting with Muslim clerics in Ufa, Bashkortostan.
Following elders teaching
Sermon by Shaykh Said Afandi al-Chirkawi on the ziyarat to Shaykh Shu`ayb Afandi | Bagini | 2005
Dear brothers in faith, we should all give thanks to Allah. It is amazing how many people are here today! Dagestan has been really blessed with Barakah! Never since our ancestors’ times Daghestan has been so religious and advanced in spiritual knowledge and Tariqa.
