Back مؤتمر الشيشان Arabic চেচনিয়া সম্মেলন Bengali/Bangla Internationale Sunnitenkonferenz in Grosny German Conferencia islámica internacional del sunismo en Grozni Spanish کنفرانس جهان اهل سنت در چچن Persian Conférence islamique internationale de Grozny French Muktamar Internasional Islam Sunni Chechnya 2016 ID Conferenza islamica mondiale a Groznyj Italian Internationale soennitische conferentie in Grozny Dutch د اهل سنتو په نړیواله غونډه Pashto/Pushto
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| Date | 25 August 2016– 27 August 2016 |
|---|---|
| Location | Grozny, Chechnya, Russia |
| Also known as | Grozny Conference Chechnya Conference The World Islamic Сonference 'Who are Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jama'ah?' |
| Organized by | Shaykh Ahmad Kadyrov Regional Charitable Fund Foundation for Chechen Islamic Culture and Education Tabah Foundation Muslim Council of Elders[1][2] |
| Participants | Over 200 Muslim scholars-theologians and religious leaders from various Islamic schools of thought from Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Yemen, Morocco, Kuwait, Sudan, Qatar, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Britain, Russia, South Africa, Uzbekistan, and Azerbaijan[2][3][4][5] |
| Previous event | Sufism: Personal Security and State Stability[6] |
| Website | Official website |
The 2016 conference on Sunni Islam in Grozny or shortly Chechnya Conference was convened to define the term "Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jama'ah", i.e. who are "the people of Sunnah and majority Muslim community",[7] and oppose Takfiri groups.[8] The conference was held in the Chechen Republic capital of Grozny[9] from 25 to 27 August 2016, sponsored by the president of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, supported by Vladimir Putin,[10] and attended by approximately 200 Muslim scholars from 30 countries, especially from Russia, Egypt, Syria, Libya, Kuwait, Sudan, Jordan, etc. at the invitation of Yemeni scholar, Ali al-Jifri.[11]
The conference was dedicated to the 65th anniversary of the birth of Kadyrov's father, Akhmad Kadyrov, the first President of Chechnya.[12][13]
The conference was notable for defining Sunni Islam in the final communiqué of the conference as including Ash'aris and Maturidis in theology (Aqidah), Hanafis, Shafi'is, Malikis and Hanbalis in jurisprudence (Fiqh), and people of spirituality (Sufis) - but not the Wahhabi or Salafi movements.[7] It condemned Salafism and Wahhabism as "misguided" sects, along with Islamist movements such as the Muslim Brotherhood, Hizb ut-Tahrir, the Islamic State and others.[3][14]
- ^ "Who Is Sunni?: Chechnya Islamic Conference Opens Window on Intra-Faith Rivalry". The Arab Gulf States Institute. 16 September 2016.
- ^ a b "The Concluding Statement of the Chechnya Conference" (PDF). chechnyaconference.org.
- ^ a b "Chechnya Hosts International Islamic Conference". Jamestown. Jamestown Foundation.
- ^ "Grozny conference challenges the Saudis". Institute of Contemporary Islamic Thought.
- ^ "Muktamar Ahlussunnah Wal-Jama'ah (Aswaja) Di Chechnya". Kanglatif.com.
- ^ "Islamic State Part Of Western Plot Against Islam, Says Chechen Leader". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 6 February 2015.
- ^ a b Cervellera, Bernardo (9 June 2016). "Conference in Grozny: Wahhabism exclusion from the Sunni community provokes Riyadh's wrath". AsiaNews.it. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ Dehlvi, Ghulam Rasool (9 September 2016). "Islamic conference in Chechnya: Why Sunnis are disassociating themselves from Salafists". First Post. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ "مؤتمر الشيشان 2016". tabahfoundation.org. Archived from the original on 13 September 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ Michael, Barak (9 November 2016). "The Grozny Conference in Chechnya – Is the Salafi Movement a Rotten Fruit of Sunni Islam?". International Institute for Counter-Terrorism. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
The Salafi movement in Sunni Islam has experienced a strong jolt recently, not only in terms of a challenge to its worldview but even to its very existence. On August 25–27, an international conference held in Grozny, Chechnya, was attended by over 200 leading Muslim clerics from various Islamic schools of thought, sponsored by the president of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov (see photo), and with the blessing of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Participants addressed the question, "Who are the people of the Sunna?" and determined that authentic Sunni Islam is not a militant religion that preaches violence, but rather a religion characterized by inclusion and tolerance towards the "other"....According to them, Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov sought to glorify the Suffi stream as the leading religious denomination in Russia for two main reasons: Kadyrov's affiliation with the Suffi stream and Putin's willingness to support its strengthening as he is a moderate and a traditional enemy of the Salafi stream, which is why he expressed willingness to hold the conference in Grozny and to use it to create an anti-Salafi front.... Kadyrov is described in the official media and on the social network accounts on Salafist operatives as a reveler playboy who is breaking the laws of Islam and as Putin's Pinocchio.
- ^ "The Grozny Conference in Chechnya – Is the Salafi Movement a Rotten Fruit of Sunni Islam?". International Institute for Counter-Terrorism. Archived from the original on 7 March 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- ^ Fuller, Liz (26 September 2016). "Analysis: Grozny Fatwa On 'True Believers' Triggers Major Controversy". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
- ^ "At Ramzan's: what is the reason for the Chechnya head gathering Islamic establishment of Russia in Grozny?". RealnoeVremya.com.
- ^ "The Conference of Ulama in Grozny: the Reaction of the Islamic World". islam.in.ua.