Islam in the Caucasus
The Muslim-dominated region, the Caucasus region is also known as the Ciscaucasus, In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the Northern Caucasus experienced an Islamic (as well as a National) Renaissance. Also radical and extremist streams of Islam started taking root, initially in western (upland) Daghestan.[1] More than 90% of Muslims in Russia adhere to Sunni Islam of the Hanafi and Shafi'i schools.[2] In a few areas, notably Dagestan, Chechnya and Ingushetia, there is a tradition of Sunni Sufism, which is represented by Qadiriyya, Naqshbandi and Shadhili orders.[2] Naqshbandi–Shadhili spiritual master Said Afandi al-Chirkawi received hundreds of visitors daily.[3]
Chechen World War II veterans during celebrations on the 66th anniversary of victory in the Second World War.
References
- ↑ "Islam, Islamism, and Terrorism in the Northern Caucasus and Central Asia: A Critical Assessment" (PDF). Retrieved 4 April 2023.
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