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title: "Tajikistan: Grand Mufti Stabbed During Attack In Dushanbe Mosque"
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updated: "2024-09-12"
description: "Tajikistan\u2019s top Muslim cleric, Sayeedmukarram Abduqodirzoda, was injured by stabbing in an attack outside a mosque in Dushanbe, the capital, on Wednesday, according to the interior ministry. The min\u2026"
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# Tajikistan: Grand Mufti Stabbed During Attack In Dushanbe Mosque

Source: https://theislamicinformation.com/news/tajikistan-grand-mufti-stabbed-dushanbe-mosque/
Updated: 2024-09-12

Tajikistan’s top Muslim cleric, Sayeedmukarram Abduqodirzoda, was injured by stabbing in an attack outside a mosque in Dushanbe, the capital, on Wednesday, according to the interior ministry.

The ministry reported that Abduqodirzoda was stabbed by an individual with "hooligan motives" after a prayer service.

He sustained minor injuries and was released after a medical checkup.

Authorities have detained the attacker and initiated a criminal investigation.

Abduqodirzoda, 61, has led the Islamic Council of Ulema, Tajikistan's highest Islamic authority, since 2010.

The country, with a population of around 10 million, predominantly follows the Hanafi school of Sunni Islam.