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Kunta-haji
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Kunta-Ḥājjī al-Iliskhānī (Kishiev) (; 1800 – 1867) was a Chechen Muslim mystic, the founder of a Sufi branch named Zikrism, and an ideologue of nonviolence and passive resistance. He was a follower of the Qadiriyya Sufi order.
Key facts
- Religious biography.name
- Kunta-Hajji
- Religious biography.image
- Kunta-haji.jpg
- Religious biography.religion
- Islam
- Religious biography.denomination
- Sunni
- Religious biography.Sufi_order
- Qadiri
- Religious biography.nationality
- Chechen
- Religious biography.home_town
- Istisu/Ilaskhan-Yurt,
- Religious biography.birth_name
- Batal
- Religious biography.birth_date
- 1821
- Religious biography.birth_place
- Istisu/Ilaskhan-Yurt, Chechnya
- Religious biography.death_place
- Ustyuzhna, Novgorod Governorate, Russian Empire
- Religious biography.mother
- Heda
- Religious biography.father
- Kunta
- Religious biography.title
- Sheikh, Hajji, Ustaz
- Religious biography.teacher
- Kunta-Haji
- Religious biography.disciples
- Kunta-Hajjis
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Biography
- The fate of his teaching
- References
- Notes
- Bibliography
Kunta-Ḥājjī al-Iliskhānī (Kishiev) (; 1800 – 1867) was a Chechen Muslim mystic, the founder of a Sufi branch named Zikrism, and an ideologue of nonviolence and passive resistance. He was a follower of the Qadiriyya Sufi order.
== Biography == Kunta-haji Kishiev (literally son of Kishi) was born in a Chechen lowland village of Isti-Su, also known as Melcha-Khi. Later the family moved to the mountain village of Ilskhan-Yurt in the heartland of Chechnya. In his youth he was distinguished by his hard work and sharp mental senses. Kunta received a solid religious education and was a follower of shaykh Gezi-haji from the village of Zandak. Kunta started practicing Zikr: prayer with rolling and recitation of divine names.
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