Akhund
Mirza Abu Turab Akhundzade
TitleMufti of the Caucasus
Personal
Born(1817-04-24)24 April 1817
Baku, Russian Empire
Died20 February 1910(1910-02-20) (aged 92)
Baku, Russian Empire
ReligionIslam
SchoolShia
Occupationclergyman, publicist, enlightener

Mirza Abu Turab Akhundzade (Azerbaijani: میرزا ابو تراب آخوندزاده, Mirzə Əbu Turab Axundzadə, 1817, Baku, Russian Empire - 1910, Baku, Russian Empire) was an Azerbaijani theologian, publicist, educator, enlightener.[1]

Life

He was born in 1817 in Baku. He received his primary education in the madrasa of Mirza Hasib Qudsi, and his higher religious education in the city of Medina.[2]

He published numerous articles on the pages of Azerbaijani newspapers and magazines, and was the author of books on the history and philosophy of religion. He was a supporter of progressive initiatives in the field of education and was closely acquainted with Haji Zeynalabdin Tagiyev. He gave his daughter to the Baku Muslim Women's School, which caused the anger and discontent of the believers. He died in 1910 and was buried in Mardakan, at the Pir Hasan Mausoleum. Zeynalabdin Tagiyev was buried nearby and, according to legend, he bequeathed to bury himself at the feet of Abuturab.[3]

Works

  • Reasons for the division of Islam

References

  1. ↑ Амираджаны сообщество (2013). "Ахунд Абу Тураб". www.baku.ru. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  2. ↑ Qərənfil Dünyaminqızı (24 January 2017). "Axund Mirzə Əbu Turab kim olub?". kaspi.az. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  3. ↑ İlkin, Qılman (2006). Bakı və Bakılılar. Baku: Nurlar. pp. 252–254.


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