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Weli-Ahmed Hakim

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'''Weli-Ahmed Hakim''' ([[July 27]], [[1882]] - [[November 28]], [[1970]]) was a [[Finnish Tatars|tatar]] [[Imam|longtime-imam]] and a founding member of [[Finland's Islam-congregation]].<ref name=":0">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref><ref name=":1"></ref>

== Biography ==
Weli Ahmed Hakim was from a village called [[Irbiça]], located in [[Nizhny Novgorod Oblast]]. Former versions of his name were: ''Veli Ahmet Hakim'', ''Vali Ahmed'' ''Abdulhakimov'', ''Valiahmet Hakimov'' and ''Ahmet Hakimoff''. In [[Russia]], he studied at a teacher's seminar and in a [[madrasa]]. In addition, he supplemented his studies in 1907 in [[Medina]] and [[Mecca]]. Coming back from there, he operated at [["Kasim"]] as an imam and later as headmaster in [[Moscow]]. In early 1910's, he married a woman named Aliye Sadri in his home village.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" />

Hakim was asked for imam's position in [[Finland]] in 1914, when a previous one, [[Semiulla Sadertdinoff]] moved to [[Turku]] for a similar task. The same year he was asked, he finished an Imam's degree in [[Ufa]]. In absence of regular hiring, he practiced sales on the side, as tatars often did.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

In Finland, his apartment was located in [[Esplanadi|Pohjoisesplanadi, Helsinki]]. It had a separate room for prayer and school. In the same space, predecessor to Finland's Islam-congregation, [[Helsingin Musulmaanien Hyväntekeväisyysseura]] (translation: ''The Charity Club of Helsinki's Muslims'') held meetings, after Finnish authorities had approved of it in 1915.<ref name=":1" />

Finland's Islam-congregation (which back then was Suomen Muhamettilainen Seurakunta = ''Finland's Mohammedan Congregation'') was founded in 1925, when the Finnish freedom of religion law was passed. Hakim helped with the establishing in a big way. He was also the first chairman of the congregation. He worked as an imam in Tampere as well, until [[Habibur-Rahman Shakir]] came to the country in 1947. Hakim was also a teacher for the community's children in [[Helsinki]] and published for example in 1939 a work called: "[[Türk balalarınıñ din dersleri I-II]]" (translation: ''textbooks of religion for turkish children I-II'').<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref></ref>

As his ideology, Hakim represented [[Pan-Turkism|pan-turkism]]. As the names of his people and language, he preferred to use the more broad "turkish" and "turkish language" instead of "mishar" or "tatar language".<ref name=":0" />

Hakim has been described as someone who was deeply in tune with islamic thought, as a talented speaker, person who knew how to recite the Quran with his musical and strong voice and a man who had a grand appearance. He was and is highly respected among the community. He was also a talented [[Calligraphy|calligrapher]] who designed the arabic texts for tombstones. In addition, he was a big help for Islamic theologians and [[Idel-Ural State|Idel-Ural]] supporters who had fled from Russia during [[Russian Revolution|the revolution]].<ref name=":1" />

Weli-Ahmed Hakim had five children: Nazime, Nadiye, Ilhamiye, Kadriye and Fuad.<ref name=":0" />

== Literature ==

* Muazzez Baibulat: ''The Tampere Islamic Congregation: the roots and history''. Gummerus Kirjapaino Oy 2004, Jyväskylä. .

== Sources ==
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[[Category:Finnish Tatars]]
[[Category:Imams]]


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