The political and missionary role of Muslim clerics during the special military operation
https://doi.org/10.31162/2618-9569-2025-18-3-665-694
Abstract
The article reveals the importance of the political and missionary role of clergymen during the Special Military Operation. The conditions for the effectiveness of their work in the Russian Armed Forces are substantiated: reference to the country's historical experience, understanding the prospects for interaction between various confessions and the Russian security agencies. The authors describe a philosophically grounded program for training specialists with an in-depth knowledge of Islamic culture and history for work in the Russian Armed Forces. It consists of a number of actions: the appointment of imams; the creation and operation of the Coordinating Interfaith Council under the Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, the Chief of the Main Military and Political Directorate of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation; the holding of federal-level military clergy training sessions; and the organization and holding of seminars and round tables at the regional and federal levels. The article describes the experience of the Republic of Bashkortostan in the field of working with military personnel within the framework of the functioning of the Russian Islamic University of the Central Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Russia (Ufa).
Keywords
Muslim clerics,
Special military operation,
Islam,
training of clerics,
religious military personnel
UDC: 322+372.82
About the Authors
M. H. Minigaliev
Bashkir State Pedagogical University named after M. Akmulla
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Muhammad H. Minigaliev, Head of the Registration Department (work with parishes) of the Central Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Russia, postgraduate student
Ufa
R. Z. Yulbaev
Bashkir State Pedagogical University named after M. Akmulla
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Radik Z. Yulbaev, Vice-Rector for Youth Policy and International Relations, Deputy Chairman of the Coordinating Council for the Development of International Activities, postgraduate student
Ufa
D. S. Vasilina
Bashkir State Pedagogical University named after M. Akmulla
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Darya S. Vasilina, Cand. Sci. (Pedagogics), Associate Professor of the Department of Cultural Studies and Socio-Economic Disciplines
Ufa
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Minigaliev M.H., Yulbaev R.Z., Vasilina D.S. The political and missionary role of Muslim clerics during the special military operation. Minbar. Islamic Studies. 2025;18(3):665-694. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.31162/2618-9569-2025-18-3-665-694
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