Ildus Fayzov

Ildus Akhmetovich Fayzov (also Faizov, Russian: Ильдус Ахметович Файзов, Tatar: Илдус Әхмәт улы Фәизов / Фәиз, romanized: İldus Əxmət ulı Fəizov / Fəiz; born January 29, 1963, Tatar ASSR) is a Tatar imam, the former mufti of the Republic of Tatarstan (2011–2013). On July 19 2012, Fayzov was the victim of a car bombing in Kazan, which was during the same day another Tatar imam Valiulla Yakupov was shot to death. Fayzov survived with injuries.[1][2]

Before the incident, Fayzov had received death threats. Fayzov had been vocally against Wahhabism. He "introduced mandatory certification for imams of mosques, as a result of which imams suspected of preaching radical teachings lost their posts". The fundamentalist Islamic organization Hizb ut-Tahrir spoke negatively about Fayzov in their publications.[3][1]

In 2013, Fayzov was replaced by Kamil Samigullin as the mufti of Tatarstan.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Russia Muslim leaders attacked in Tatarstan". BBC News. 2012.
  2. ^ "Ильдус хазрат Фаизов". dumrt.ru.
  3. ^ "Файзов, Ильдус". facecollection.ru.
  4. ^ "Муфтий РТ". dumrt.ru.
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