Tajuddin Mustafin
Tajuddin Mustafin | |
|---|---|
| Title | Mufti of the Caucasus |
| Personal | |
| Religion | Islam |
| School | Sunni |
| Senior posting | |
| Period in office | 1832—1840 |
| Predecessor | — |
| Successor | Osman Velizade |
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Tajuddin Mustafin (Tatar: Таҗетдин Мостафин, Azerbaijani: Tacuddin Mustafin) was the first mufti of the Religious Council of the Caucasus[1] from 1829 to 1840.[2]
Biography
In 1829, Nicholas I of Russia ordered the governor of the Caucasus, General Ivan Paskevich, to take a firm course in subordinating the highlanders to the Russian administration, demanding obedience and suppressing any resistance. In 1832, the tsarist general baron Rosen proposed the first mufti of Muslims belonging to the Sunni Islamic Movement of the Caucasus. This man was Tajuddin Mustafin, who had just received the rank of captain in a military unit, and he was invited from Kazan to Tbilisi.[2][3]
Tajuddin Mustafin, with prudent behavior and a thorough knowledge of Islamic law, during his two-year stay in Tbilisi, managed to gain the respect of many honorary highlanders of spiritual and secular rank. He became quite acquainted with their customs and volunteered to travel in the Eastern part of the Caucasus to spread among the inhabitants this correct concept of religious tolerance and benevolent intentions towards the highlanders of our government.[3]
Meeting with Imam Shamil
Then Tajuddin arrived at the Grozny fortress and began his work. Here he gathered residents, representatives of 29 Chechen villages, and with his exhortations tried to convince them to swear allegiance to the tsarist government.[3]
But the main task of Tajuddin was to meet Imam Shamil. At first, he sent trusted people to the Imam with a letter and gifts. Imam Shamil already knew about a certain preacher sending out his appeals and gifts to the highlanders, and when the messengers of this preacher arrived to him, he put them in custody. Only a few days later, yielding to the persuasion of his close associates, Imam Shamil released the prisoners.[3]
Tajuddin Mustafin also made an attempt to meet with other influential people such as Tashev Haji and Udi Mulla in Chechnya, but even here his efforts were unsuccessful.[3] It was clear that he was not understood by the Caucasian highlanders, and therefore the Russian government was forced to dismiss Mustafin in 1840.[2]
He was succeeded by Osman Velizade.
See also
References
- ↑ Rashad, Huseynov (2014). "История исламских институтов в Азербайджане (XIX-XXI вв. ) — History of Islamic institutions in Azerbaijan (19-21 centuries)". Кавказ и глобализация. 8: 86–94.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Nurullayev, Fuad. ""Şeyxulislamlıq zirvəsi: Hacı Allahşükür Paşazadə — The peak of Sheikhulism: Haji Allahshukur Pashazadeh"" (PDF). Baku: Nurlar. p. 113. ISBN 978-9952-490-50-3.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "[Эмиссар Его Величества] — His Majesty's Emissary". chernovik.net. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
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