Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina
| Islamska zajednica u Bosni i Hercegovini | |
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| Formation | 1882 |
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| Type | Religious organization |
| Headquarters | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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Region served
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Bosnia and Herzegovina Sandžak Serbia Croatia Slovenia Bosniak diaspora Hungary |
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Official language
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Bosnian |
| Husein Kavazović | |
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Main organ
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Parliament (Sabor) |
| Website | islamskazajednica |
The Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosnian: Islamska zajednica Bosne i Hercegovina, IZ BiH) is a religious organisation of Muslims in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It's also recognised as the highest representative body of Muslims in the region, especially in Serbia (Sandžak), Croatia, Slovenia, Montenegro and Hungary.
The current leader is Husein Kavazović.
The Islamic Community was established in 1882 during the Austrian-Hungarian rule over Bosnia and Herzegovina. After creation of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, the seat of the Islamic Community was moved from Sarajevo to Belgrade. The Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina broke away from Belgrade in 1993, soon after Bosnia and Herzegovina become independent.
The Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina was initially weak, but with the help from Alija Izetbegović, Bosnia and Herzegovina's president, as well as key military leaders, it become a pillar of the Bosniak national identity. Under tenure of the Grand Mufti Mustafa Cerić, who held this office from April 1993 until November 2012, the Islamic Community promoted Bosniak culture, politics and identity, with its influence extending beyond the faithful and attracting many who were not practicing Muslims during the socialist period, as well as Bosniaks living in the Serbian region of Sandžak and elsewhere.
The Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina and head of the community, Grand Mufti of Bosnia and Herzegovina, are highest religious authorities for approximately 4 million Muslims in the world. The Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina has jurisdiction over the entire Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as Croatia through muftiluk of Zagreb, headed by Aziz Hasanović, Slovenia and Bosniak religious communities and mosques around the world. However, there is a dispute in Serbia over what Islamic Community has jurisdiction over the country, Bosnian or Serbian. Sandžak Mufti Muamer Zukorlić, who is supported by the ex-Grand Mufti Mustafa Cerić, wants that they remain under the jurisdiction of the Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina, while Grand Mufti Adem Zilkić wants to expand the jurisdiction of the Islamic Community of Serbia to the entire country. He was supported by the deceased Grand Mufti of Yugoslavia Hamdija Jusufspahić, and later by Hamdija's son Muhamed.
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