
Also known as Kunta-haji Kishiev
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.
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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.
== 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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