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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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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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  • 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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