There will no longer be a mufti in the Perm Muftiate

The Perm Spiritual Administration of Muslims decided to abandon the position of mufti in order to recreate the pre-revolutionary administrative system.

On January 29, 2014, it became known that the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of the Perm Territory ( which became part of the Central Muslim Spiritual Directorate in September 2013) refused the post of mufti of the region.

And about. Chairman of the Muslim Spiritual Directorate Ramil Garayev said that the Muslim Spiritual Directorate is guided by the pre-revolutionary tradition, according to which the Muslims of the Perm region were cared for by the Ufa mufti. The head of the regional organization will now be called akhund; this position is still vacant.

The Spiritual Directorate of Music of the Perm Territory calls on other spiritual administrations to carry out a similar reform. Sources

• Entrepreneur headed the Spiritual Board of Directors of the Perm Territory // IslamNews.ru. 2014. January 29.