2016 international conference on Sunni Islam in Grozny

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Islamic schools of thought from Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Yemen, Morocco, Kuwait, Sudan, Qatar, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Britain, Russia, South Africa, Uzbekistan, and Azerbaijan[2][3][4][5]
Previous eventSufism: Personal Security and State Stability[6]
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The 2016 conference on Sunni Islam in Grozny was convened to define the term "

Sufi preacher, Ali al-Jifri.[7][12]

The conference was dedicated to the 65th anniversary of the birth of Kadyrov's father, Akhmad Kadyrov, the first President of Chechnya.[13][14]

The conference was notable for excluding representatives of

ISIS, Hizb ut-Tahrir, the Muslim Brotherhood and others.[3][15]

The conference definition stated:

“

Hanbali) and are also the followers of the Sufism of Imam Junaid al-Baghdadi in doctrines, manners and [spiritual] purification."[16]

Participants

Over 200 Muslim scholars-theologians and religious leaders from various

Islamic schools of thought from 30 countries all over the world, including Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Yemen, Morocco, Libya, Kuwait, Sudan, Qatar, Iraq, India, Indonesia, Britain, Russia, South Africa, Uzbekistan, and Azerbaijan.[2][17][3][15][4][5][18]

Among the notable scholars and preachers in attendance were:[19][5][12]

Recommendations of the Conference

The conference participants reflected their support for what in Russia is considered “traditional” Islam.[23] Some suggestions came out of the conference, including recommendations to:[17]

Criticism

The conference evoked a torrent of condemnation and criticism followed from the

Barelvi
inclination.

The International Association of Muslim Scholars, an organization led by Muslim Brotherhood-linked Islamist Yusuf al-Qaradawi, reportedly criticized the conference as "a shameful attempt to sow dissent within the Muslim community."[13] The conference has also been widely criticised for toeing a Russian government line. Prominent Russian religious leaders avoided the conference in protest.[23] The chairman of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Moscow, Ildar Alyautdinov, expressed his disillusionment with the resolution of the conference.[27]

In response to the widespread criticism received in the Islamic World,

Abdul Azeez Aal-Shaykh.[28]

See also

References

Notes

  1. ^ Sunni Muslims constituted about 85–90% of the world's Muslim population.[9]

Citations

  1. ^ a b "Who Is Sunni?: Chechnya Islamic Conference Opens Window on Intra-Faith Rivalry". The Arab Gulf States Institute. 16 September 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "The Concluding Statement of the Chechnya Conference" (PDF). chechnyaconference.org.
  3. ^ a b c d "Chechnya Hosts International Islamic Conference". Jamestown. Jamestown Foundation.
  4. ^ a b "Grozny conference challenges the Saudis". Institute of Contemporary Islamic Thought.
  5. ^ a b c "Muktamar Ahlussunnah Wal-Jama'ah (Aswaja) Di Chechnya". Kanglatif.com.
  6. ^ "Islamic State Part Of Western Plot Against Islam, Says Chechen Leader". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 6 February 2015.
  7. ^ a b c Kadhim, Abbas (2 November 2016). "The SUNNI CONFERENCE IN GROZNY: A MUSLIM INTRA-SECTARIAN STRUGGLE FOR LEGITIMACY". HuffPost. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  8. ^ a b Cervellera, Bernardo (9 June 2016). "Conference in Grozny: Wahhabism exclusion from the Sunni community provokes Riyadh's wrath". AsiaNews.it. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  9. ^ "Mapping the Global Muslim Population". 7 October 2009. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  10. ^ Dehlvi, Ghulam Rasool (9 September 2016). "Islamic conference in Chechnya: Why Sunnis are disassociating themselves from Salafists". First Post. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  11. ^ "مؤتمر الشيشان 2016". tabahfoundation.org. Archived from the original on 13 September 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  12. ^ a b "The Grozny Conference in Chechnya – Is the Salafi Movement a Rotten Fruit of Sunni Islam?". International Institute for Counter-Terrorism. Archived from the original on 7 March 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  13. ^ a b Fuller, Liz (26 September 2016). "Analysis: Grozny Fatwa On 'True Believers' Triggers Major Controversy". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
  14. ^ "At Ramzan's: what is the reason for the Chechnya head gathering Islamic establishment of Russia in Grozny?". RealnoeVremya.com.
  15. ^ a b "The Conference of Ulama in Grozny: the Reaction of the Islamic World". islam.in.ua.
  16. ^ Ghaffari, Talib (11 September 2016). "Over 100 Sunni scholars declare Wahhabis to be outside mainstream Sunni Islam – Chechnya". Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  17. ^ a b "Conference in Grozny: Wahhabism exclusion from the Sunni community provokes Riyadh's wrath". AsiaNews.
  18. AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA)
    . 7 September 2016.
  19. ^ "Over 100 Sunni scholars declare Wahhabis to be outside mainstream Sunni Islam – Chechnya". maktabah.org. 11 September 2016.
  20. ^ "40 عالما أزهريا يلحقون بالطيب للمشاركة في مؤتمر "أهل السنة" في الشيشان". Alghad TV. 25 August 2016.
  21. ^ a b "Islamic conference in Chechnya: Why Sunnis are disassociating themselves from Salafists". 9 September 2016.
  22. ^ "CMO head joins international conference in Chechnya [ PHOTO]". AzerNews.az. 29 August 2016.
  23. ^ a b Vatchagaev, Mairbek (22 September 2016). "Chechnya Hosts International Islamic Conference". Jamestown. Archived from the original on 14 May 2019.
  24. ^ "Saudi Arabia's Struggle for Sunni Leadership". The Cairo Review of Global Affairs. 11 September 2016.
  25. ^ "Who Is Sunni?: Chechnya Islamic Conference Opens Window on Intra-Faith Rivalry". The Arab Gulf States Institute. 16 September 2016.
  26. ^ Yakubovich, Mikhail (31 August 2016). "THE CONFERENCE OF ULAMA IN GROZNY: THE REACTION OF THE ISLAMIC WORLD". Archived from the original on 8 March 2018.
  27. ^ Vatchagaev, Mairbek (22 September 2016). "Chechnya Hosts International Islamic Conference". Jamestown. Archived from the original on 14 May 2019.
  28. ^ Barak, Michael (9 November 2016). "The Grozny Conference in Chechnya – Is the Salafi Movement a Rotten Fruit of Sunni Islam?". Archived from the original on 7 March 2019.

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