Believers of Nasyr-Kort mosque ask Khamzat Chumakov not to leave his Imam position

In Ingushetia, Khamzat Chumakov, Imam of the Nasyr-Kort mosque, has announced his resignation. Believers of the mosque have not agreed with the Khamzat Chumakov's decision and asked him to take leave and then return to work.

During the Friday sermon delivered on March 23, Khamzat Chumakov announced his decision to leave the position of Imam at the Nasyr-Kort mosque, the "Kavkaz.Realii" reports.

The decision of the Imam to lay down his authority was influenced by the state of his health and many years of his activities in conditions of emotional overstrain, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was told by Bagaudin Khautiev, a member of the council for the Nasyr-Kort mosque community.

Members of the Muslim community expressed their dissatisfaction with the Imam's decision, noted Bagaudin Khautiev.

"The believers of the mosque have rejected the decision of the Imam. They asked him to take leave for a certain period and then return to his activities. On Monday (March 26), a meeting of the council for the Nasyr-Kort mosque community is to take place. I believe the council will also not support the Imam's decision," concluded Bagaudin Khautiev.

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