The Construction Process of Petersburg Mosque in Azerbaycan Press
The dream of the Muslim population of the city, who had repeatedly applied to the Tsarist government to build a mosque in Petersburg since the 1870s of the 19th century but could not receive a positive result, could only be realized with the approval of Nicholas II at the beginning of the 20th centu...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Istanbul University Press
2025-04-01
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| Series: | Avrasya İncelemeleri Dergisi |
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| Online Access: | https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/file/JTA6CLJ8T5/8FE6EB4EA98942DAAC297BA00B10713F |
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| Summary: | The dream of the Muslim population of the city, who had repeatedly applied to the Tsarist government to build a mosque in Petersburg since the 1870s of the 19th century but could not receive a positive result, could only be realized with the approval of Nicholas II at the beginning of the 20th century. The permission to build the mosque pleased not only the Muslims in the capital Petersburg but also Muslims all over the world. Azerbaijani Muslims were also happy with this news and actively contributed to the fundraising campaigns organized for the construction of the Petersburg Mosque on time. In particular, Haji Zeynalabidin Taghiyev, Murtuza Mukhtarov, the Ashurbeyov Brothers, Haji Musa Naghiyev and other Baku millionaires provided significant financial support for this project and also pioneered the fundraising activities of Azerbaijani Muslims. Developments such as obtaining permission for the construction of the Petersburg Mosque, collecting donations, starting the construction and opening it had a great impact on the social and cultural life of the period and were widely covered in the press and publications. The need for a mosque, the reasons for the delay in the construction permit, and the aims of those opposing the construction were analyzed extensively in the newspapers of the period. In particular, Uzeyir Hajibeyli’s article “Peterburqdakı Məscid Haqqında” and the article “Peterburqda Məscid” published under the pen name “Ü” contain important information on this subject. Telegraph news includes detailed information about the donation meetings held in Baku, the sending of the collected aid, the thank-you letters of the committee supervising the construction to Azerbaijani Muslims for the donations, the groundbreaking ceremony of the Petersburg Mosque, the participants in this ceremony, and other activities. In the thank-you letters written to the Emir of Bukhara, gratitude is expressed for the initiatives he took for the construction of the mosque and the financial support he provided; it is stated that current and future generations will always remember him with respect for these efforts. These materials published in newspapers are of great importance in terms of confirming the accuracy of what is being written and said about the Petersburg Mosque today. At the same time, these writings are valuable in that they reveal the attitudes and behaviors of the Tsarist government and some Russian groups towards the Muslim population in the early 20th century. On the other hand, thanks to these documents, we also witness the attitudes and approaches of the Azerbaijani intellectuals towards the events and decisions taken in the early 20th century |
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| ISSN: | 2147-7469 |