Sadwaqas Ghylmani
Sadwaqas (Saken, Sadvakas) Ghylmani (Gilmanov, Gelmanov) (Säduaqas Ğylmani; 1890 – April 24, 1972) was a long-serving qadi of Kazakhstan (Kazakh SSR), imam-khatib and member of the Muslim Council for Central Asia and Kazakhstan.
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Sadwaqas Ghylmani
- Born
- 1890
- Birthplace
- Maltabar, Akmolinsk Oblast, Russian Empire
- Died
- 24 April 1972
- Place of death
- Almaty, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
- Nationality
- Soviet Union
- Occupation
- poet · theologian · translator · imam
- Fields
- Islamic theology · poetry
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Sadwaqas (Saken, Sadvakas) Ghylmani (Gilmanov, Gelmanov) (Säduaqas Ğylmani; 1890 – April 24, 1972) was a long-serving qadi of Kazakhstan (Kazakh SSR), imam-khatib and member of the Muslim Council for Central Asia and Kazakhstan.
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Sadwaqas Ghylmani (1890–1972) was a Soviet imam, poet and theologian, among other activities. Born in Maltabar, the imam died in Almaty.
Sadwaqas Ghylmani held the position of Qadi of Qadiyat of Kazakh SSR. The imam was active in Islamic theology and poetry.
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• Born — 1890 • Birthplace — Maltabar, Akmolinsk Oblast, Russian Empire • Died — 24 April 1972 • Place of death — Almaty, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union • Office1 — Qadi of Qadiyat of Kazakh SSR • Term Start1 — 1952 • Term End1 — 1972 • Religion — Islam • Denomination — Sunni • Jurisprudence — Hanafi • Resting Place — Kensai Cemetery • Main Interests — Islamic theology, poetry
Early life
Early life
Sadwaqas Ghylmani was born in 1890 in Maltabar village (aul) (Akmolinsk Oblast of Russian Empire) in Bashkir-origin family. His grandfather Salmen Muhamediyarovich Gazin (1856–1939) and great-grandfather Muhamediyar Mukhtarovich Gazin (1807–1870) were mullahs.
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Career
From 1929 to 1946 he was persecuted by Soviet authorities. In 1946 he became a mullah (imam) in a mosque in Akmolinsk (modern Astana, capital of Kazakhstan). In 1952, qadi of Kazakhstani Qadiyat Abd al-Ghaffar Shamsutdinov appointed him as his successor. Sadwaqas Ghylmani held this position until his death on April 24, 1972. He is buried at the Kensai cemetery in Almaty.
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- 1.Tasar, Eren. Soviet and Muslim: The Institutionalization of Islam in Central Asia. Oxford University Press. 273. November 1, 2017. 9780190652128.
- 2.Novosti Press Agency Publishing House. Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic. 24. 1967.
- 3.Bundy, Edgar C. Soviet and Muslim: The Institutionalization of Islam in Central Asia. Devin-Adair Co. 97. 1966.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 2
- Ғылмани, С. Заманымызда болған ғұламалардың ғұмыр тарихтары. Дайк-Пресс. 1. 2015. 978-601-290-072-9.
- Қамзабекұлы, Д. Садуақас Ғылмани мұрасы: Көкейкестілігі және жүйелену негізі. Л. Н. Гумилев атындағы ЕҰУ Хабаршысы. 1 (86). 2012.
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