Ahmad Afandi Abdulaev
{{short description|Mufti of Dagestan, Russia (b. 1959)}}
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| birth_name = Ахмад Магомедович Абдулаев
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| birth_place = Verkhnee Inkho, Dagestan ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
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Ahmad Afandi Abdulaev ({{langx|av|АхӀмад ХӀажи ГӀабдулаев}}, {{langx|ru|Абдулаев, Ахмад Магомедович}}; born 15 September 1959, Upper Inkho, Gumbetovsky district) is the mufti of Dagestan, Russia. He serves as Chairman of the Muftiate of the Republic of Dagestan, Sheikh of Naqshbandi and Shadhili tariqas, one of the spiritual leaders of Dagestani Muslims.
Early life
Ahmad Afandi Abdulaev was born on September 15, 1959, in the Dagestan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, in the village of Inkho, Gumbetovsky District. From his earliest years, Ahmad studied Arabic and Islam. His family practiced devotion to faith, even during Soviet times, when believers were persecuted. His relatives took care of their faith and raised their children according to Islamic precepts. Ahmad is the grandson of Sufi sheikh of Naqshbandi and Shazali Tariqas Abdulhamid-Afandi.[http://www.vseportrety.ru/info-abdulaev.html Biography of Ahmad Haji Abdulaev]
Career
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In 1991, Ahmad became the imam of a mosque in Kizilyurt district. In 1992 he began teaching at the Islamic Institute in Kizilyurt, where he served as Rector. In 1998, at the Council of the Alims of Dagestan, Abdulaev was elected as mufti and chairman of the Spiritual Administration of Dagestani Muslims.
Awards
- Order of Merit "For services to the Republic of Dagestan"[https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/216033/ Abdulaev Ahmad Haji](2009)
- Anniversary Medal "50th Anniversary of ROSSNAA" (Russian Society of Solidarity and Cooperation of the Peoples of Asia and Africa) (2011)
- Gold Star of the People's Hero of Dagestan [http://islam.ru/news/2015-09-04/38779 The Mufti of Dagestan is awarded with the gold star "People's Hero of Dagestan"] (2015)
- Commemorative Medal in honor of opening of the Moscow Cathedral Mosque complex (2015)
- Medal of Honor of Dagestan Republic "For the love of his native land" (2016)
- Golden "Order of the Peacemaker" (2018)
- Memorable badge of RosAviation "95 years of Civil Aviation of Russia" (2018)
- Anniversary Commemorative Medal "90th Anniversary of Civil Aviation of the Republic of Dagestan" (2018)
- Memorable badge of the Russian Parliament "25 years of The Federation Council" (2019)
- Order of Friendship[https://ria.ru/20191008/1559548950.html Путин наградил Орденом Дружбы муфтия Дагестана] (2019)
- Order of Merit for the Ummah, I degree [http://islam.ru/news/2019-12-24/57011 Муфтий Дагестана награждён Орденом «За заслуги перед Уммой»] (2019)
- Order of Glory and Honor [http://islam.ru/content/analitics/57021 Муфтию Дагестана вручили орден Славы и Чести] (2019)
- Medal "For Valiant Labor" - for services to the Republic of Dagestan [https://midag.ru/2021/01/20/muftij-dagestana-udostoen-medali-za-doblestnyj-trud/ Муфтий Дагестана удостоен медали «За доблестный труд»] (2021)
- Medal "For loyalty to the Fatherland" [https://muftiyatrd.ru/content/muftiy-dagestana-sheyh-ahmad-afandi-nagrazhdyon-medalyu-za-vernost-otchizne/ Муфтий Дагестана шейх Ахмад Афанди награждён медалью "За верность Отчизне"] (2021)
Bibliography
In 2015, his book The Virtues of the Righteous was published in Arabic, its translations in Avar, Russian, Tajik, Kazakh, Kyrgyz and Uzbek languages were published subsequently.[http://minnacrd.ru/news/item/5725 «Благонравие праведников» на таджикском языке презентовали в Доме дружбы] By the end of 2015, total circulation exceeded 200,000 copies. Based on the book a series of video lessons, as well as audio book followed its release.
References
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External links
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- [http://islamdag.ru/sites/default/files/books/sady_blagonraviya.pdf The Virtues of the Righteous] (in Arabic)
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Category:21st-century Muslim scholars of Islam
Category:People from Gumbetovsky District
Category:Russian Sufi religious leaders