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Said Afandi al-Chirkawi
Said Afandi al-Chirkawi
Born	Саид Абдурахманович Ацаев; 21 October 1937; Chirkey, Dagestan
Died	28 August 2012 (aged 74); Chirkey, Dagestan
Citizenship	Russia
Occupation	Murshid
Known for	Shaykh of Naqshbandi and Shazali tariqah
Website	http://www.saidafandi.ru

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Said Afandi al-Chirkawi (Avar: ЧӀикӀаса СагӀид афанди, Russian: Шейх Саид Афанди аль-Чиркави; 21 October 1937 - 28 August 2012) was a prominent scholar in Shafii mazhab and a spiritual master, or "Murshid Kamil". He was killed by a female suicide bomber on 28 August 2012.^[1]

Biography

Al-Chirkawi was born in 1937 in the village of Chirkey, Buynaksky District, Republic of Dagestan. He was an Islamic scholar, a spiritual leader of Dagestani Muslims, and Sufi Shaykh of Naqshbandi and Shazali tariqahs. Tens of thousands of Muslims gather annually at Chirkey for brotherhood majlis — Mawlid celebrations — which were organised by Afandi. On 28 April 2012 more than 300,000 people from all over Russia and abroad were present at the annual gathering.^[2]^[3] Said Afandi was considered one of the Russia's top spiritual leaders whose tens of thousands of followers include influential officials, clerics and businessmen. His father died when Afandi was just seven years old. After high school he worked as shepherd to financially support his family. He served in the Soviet Army and worked as a firefighter at Chirkey Dam before beginning his religious education at the age of 32.

Publications

Books and articles of Said Afandi are translated into Russian, Tatar and English languages.

Books in Russian language

Сокровищница благодатных знаний (Махачкала, 2010);^[4]
История пророков, том 1 (Махачкала, 2009);^[5]
Сборник выступлений шейха Саида Афанди аль-Чиркави (Махачкала, 2009)
Современность глазами шейха Саида-Афанди (Махачкала, 2010);^[6]
История пророков, том 2 (Махачкала, 2011);
Побуждение внять призыву Корана, в 4 томах (Махачкала, 2007) ^[7]

Books in Tatar language

Сокровищница благодатных знаний, перевод М. Ахматжанова (Казань, 2006)^[8]

Books in Avar language

Назмаби
Къураналъул ахӀуде гӀавамал кантӀизари
Къисасул анбияъ
МажмугӀатуль фаваид

References

^ Bomb blast killed leading Islamic scholar in Dagestan
^ Мавлид в Чиркее (присутствовало более 100 тысяч мусульман)
^ Мавлид в Чиркее
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-26. Retrieved 2011-05-10. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ http://islamdag.ru/book/4930
^ http://en.saidafandi.ru/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/sovremennost_sheixa.pdf^{[permanent dead link]}
^ http://islamdag.ru/book/888
^ http://islam.ru/news/2012-09-01/5133

External links

Russian Биография Шейха Саида афанди аль-Чиркави
Islam in Dagestan
Biography of Shaykh Said Afandi al-Chirkawi
Russian Site of Shaykh Said Afandi al-Chirkawi
Shaykh Said Afandi al-Chirkawi visit to Inkho on YouTube
Follow Shaykh Said Afandi on Facebook

[1] Bomb blast killed leading Islamic scholar in Dagestan

[2] Мавлид в Чиркее (присутствовало более 100 тысяч мусульман)

[3] Мавлид в Чиркее

[4] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-26. Retrieved 2011-05-10. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[5] ttp://islamdag.ru/book/4930

[6] ttp://en.saidafandi.ru/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/sovremennost_sheixa.pdf^{[permanent dead link]}

[7] ttp://islamdag.ru/book/888

[8] ttp://islam.ru/news/2012-09-01/5133

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 === Books in Russian language ===
-* Сокровищница благодатных знаний (Махачкала, 2010);<ref>http://saidafandi.ru/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Majmatul_favaidrus.pdf</ref>
+* Сокровищница благодатных знаний (Махачкала, 2010);<ref>{{cite web |url=http://saidafandi.ru/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Majmatul_favaidrus.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-05-10 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110826143942/http://saidafandi.ru/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Majmatul_favaidrus.pdf |archivedate=2011-08-26 |df= }}</ref>
 * История пророков, том 1 (Махачкала, 2009);<ref>http://islamdag.ru/book/4930</ref>
 * Сборник выступлений шейха Саида Афанди аль-Чиркави (Махачкала, 2009)
-* Современность глазами шейха Саида-Афанди (Махачкала, 2010);<ref>http://en.saidafandi.ru/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/sovremennost_sheixa.pdf</ref>
+* Современность глазами шейха Саида-Афанди (Махачкала, 2010);<ref>http://en.saidafandi.ru/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/sovremennost_sheixa.pdf{{dead link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
 * История пророков, том 2 (Махачкала, 2011);
 * Побуждение внять призыву Корана, в 4 томах (Махачкала, 2007) <ref>http://islamdag.ru/book/888</ref>