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Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Imam from Khasavyurt released by security forces

2025-04-27

Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[KavkazUzel] The imam of the Central Juma Mosque in Khasavyurt,

…in Dagestan…

Yahya Magomedov, who was detained this morning after a search, was released by security forces.

As "Kavkazsky Uzel" wrote, this morning the security forces detained the imam of the mosque in Khasavyurt, Yahya Magomedov, and his eldest son, after a search of their house they were taken to Makhachkala. The son has already been released.

The imam of the central mosque of Khasavyurt, Yahya Magomedov, a native of the Tsumadinsky district, is considered the leader of a religious group that considers itself to be Ash'harites,

…one of the three main schools of Sunni Islam, apparently. They’re keen on what they think of as rationalism…

which has formed around the oldest Islamic university in modern Dagestan. They have no religious disagreements with the muftiate. However, the muftiate, in the opinion of the Tsumadin residents, does not want this group to become stronger, according to the reference material of the "Caucasian Knot" "Conflict in Agvali: Jamaat versus the Muftiate".

Heaven forbid the rationalists in their midst be mainstreamed. Some things simply cannot be allowed, like acknowledging that those MAGA people are fully human.

Imam of the Khasavyurt mosque Yahya Magomedov and his eldest son Muhammadsaygid have been released, blogger Rasul Asad reported today in his Telegram channel "Ask Rasul". The source of this information, as well as the reasons for the detention, are not indicated in the message.

As of 20:30 Moscow time, the websites of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Investigative Committee of Dagestan, as well as the agencies’ Telegram channels, do not contain any information about Magomedov’s detention or the reasons for it.

"Kavkazsky Uzel" wrote that the document checks in Khasavyurt, which took place on April 19-20, were connected with the search for suspects in the crime, and the girls in niqabs, the video of whose detention was distributed on social networks, did not have documents with them, explained the Ministry of Nationalities of Dagestan. The department denied the involvement of the Muftiate of Dagestan in the actions of the security forces.

A temporary ban on wearing niqabs has been introduced in Dagestan; it will be in effect until a new theological opinion, the republic's Muftiate announced on July 3, 2024. Statements by representatives of the Islamic clergy on the issue of the fatwa on the niqab have sparked a debate about the presence of "radical" mosques in Dagestan and, on the contrary, those loyal to the Muftiate. Disputes have also arisen about whether the ban is mandatory or advisory in nature. The "Caucasian Knot" reference " Fatwa on the ban on the niqab - a law or a recommendation " contains expert opinions on whether the ban of the Muftiate of Dagestan will be implemented.

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