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In Bosnia and Herzegovina, there are eight muftis located in major municipalities across the country: Sarajevo, Bihać, Travnik, Tuzla, Goražde, Zenica, Mostar, and Banja Luka. The head of the Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina is Husein Kavazović.
The Bosnian Muslims (Bosniaks) are traditionally [13] [197] [198] and predominantly Sunni Muslim. [199] Historically, Sufism has also played a significant role among the Bosnian Muslims who tended to favor more mainstream Sunni orders such as the Naqshbandiyya, Rifa'i and Qadiriyya.
Jul 10, 2020 · In less than two weeks, their forces systematically murdered more than 8,000 Bosniaks (Bosnian Muslims) - the worst act of mass killing on European soil since the end of World War Two.
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The Islamic Community was established in 1882 during the Austrian-Hungarian rule over Bosnia and Herzegovina. After creation of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, the seat of the Islamic Community was moved from Sarajevo to Belgrade but was moved back to Sarajevo in 1936. During the breakup of Yugoslavia, the organized community on Yugoslav...
Grand Muftis of Bosnia and Herzegovina
1. 1882–1893 Mustafa Hilmi Hadžiomerović(1816–1895) 2. 1893–1909 Mehmed Teufik Azabagić (1838–1918) 2.1. 1909–1910 Ahmed Munib Korkut, acting 3. 1910–1912 Sulejman Šarac (1850–1927) 3.1. 1912–1914 Mehmed Teufik Okić (1870–1932), acting 4. 1914–1930 Mehmed Džemaludin Čaušević(1870–1938)
Grand Muftis of Yugoslavia
1. 1930–1936 Ibrahim Maglajlić (1861–1936), seat in Belgrade 1.1. 1936–1938 Salih Safvet Bašić (1886–1948), acting 2. 1938–1942 Fehim Spaho (1877–1942) 2.1. 1942–1947 Salih Safvet Bašić (1886–1948), acting 3. 1947–1957 Ibrahim Fejić(1879–1962) 4. 1957–1975 Sulejman Kemura(1908–1975) 5. 1975–1987 Naim Hadžiabdić (1918–1987) 5.1. 1987 Ferhat Šeta, acting 6. 1987–1989 Husein Mujić (1918–1994) 6.1. 1990–1991 Jakub Selimoski (1946–2013), acting 7. 1991–1993 Jakub Selimoski(1946–2013)
The Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina and head of the community, Grand Mufti of Bosnia and Herzegovina, are highest religious authorities for approximately 4 million Bosnian Muslims in the world.The Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina has jurisdiction over the entire Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as Croatia through muftiluk of Z...
Beside BIR TV, Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina is, via Media centar d.o.o. Sarajevo, also owner of Preporod weekly newspapers, Islamic radio station - Radio BIR, MINA News agency and Preporod.infowebsite.
The Bosnian Muslims were the largest ethnic group in Bosnia and Herzegovina before the 1992-1995 war. They lived among Orthodox Serbs, Catholic Croats, and other Bosnians in cities, towns, and villages throughout the country.
Jul 11, 2020 · Bosnian Serb forces killed a total of 8,000 Muslim men in Srebrenica in 1995. The massacre 25 years on - in pictures. A brief guide to the Balkans War. The massacre took place during the...
Jan 13, 2019 · The majority of Bosnians gradually accepted Islam after the Ottomans brought it to the region in the 15th century. They ruled until 1878, when they lost Bosnia to a longtime rival: the...
