Salah Mezhiev

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Salah Mezhiev, 2023.

Salah Mezhiev (Salah-haji Mitaevich Mezhiev, Russian: Салах Межиев / Салах-хаджи Митаевич Межиев; born 1977 Grozny[1]) is the supreme mufti of Chechnya. He is also the chairperson of the Spiritual Administration of the Muslims of the Chechen Republic since 2014.[2][3][4][5][6]

In 2024, Mezhiev defended his dissertation on Al-Shafi'i in Cairo and received a PhD in Islamic Sciences.[1]

Mezhiev has taken a stand against Wahhabism; "It should be recognized as an extremist sect and banned at a government level; these people should be called devils".[7]

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  1. ^ a b "Салах Межиев". 2024.
  2. ^ "Wahhabism 'Spreading Through Siberia,' Claims Chechen Mufti". Themoscowtimes.com. 2016-10-05. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
  3. ^ "New mufti elected in Chechnya". Islam.ru. 2014-10-05. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
  4. ^ "Mufti of Tatarstan held a meeting with mufti of Chechnya / News | Muslim Religious Board of the Republic of Tatarstan". Dumrt.ru. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
  5. ^ Chloe Farand. "Newspaper staff threatened after reporting 'mass detention' of gay men in Chechnya, editors say". The Independent. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
  6. ^ "Chechnya anti-gay violence: Newspaper fears 'retribution' for reports - BBC News". BBC News. 14 April 2017. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
  7. ^ "Wahhabism 'Spreading Through Siberia,' Claims Chechen Mufti". The Moscow Times. 2016.


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