Taxhedin Bislimi
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Taxhedin Bislimi | |
|---|---|
| Title | Hoxhë |
| Personal life | |
| Born | April 19, 1961 Grušino, Socialist Republic of Macedonia, Yugoslavia |
| Home town | Skopje |
| Citizenship | North Macedonian |
| Main interest(s) | Uṣūl al-Fiqh (Principles of Islamic jurisprudence), Fiqh (Islamic Jurisprudence), Fatwa (Islamic legal ruling), Education in Islam, Islamic studies |
| Alma mater | University of Damascus |
| Occupation | Imam, author, alim, professor |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Creed | Maturidi |
| Muslim leader | |
| Post | Mufti of Skopje |
| Period in office | 2006-2010 |
Influenced
| |
Taxhedin Bislimi (born April 19, 1961) is an Albanian imam, Islamic jurist, author, professor, and former Mufti. He has written on various Islamic subjects and has appeared in public religious events and media.[1][2]
Taxhedin Bislimi was born into an ethnic Albanian family in the village of Grušino, located near the city of Skopje in North Macedonia. He completed his primary education in his hometown. For secondary and university studies, he moved to Syria, where he attended the University of Damascus. There, he enrolled in and graduated from the Faculty of Sharia, receiving formal academic training in Islamic law and its foundational sciences. After completing his undergraduate education, he pursued postgraduate studies at the Imam Ouzai University in Beirut, Lebanon. At this institution, he earned a master's degree with the thesis "Vakëfi në Maqedoni 1391–2001", which covered the historical development and administration of Islamic endowments (waqf) in Macedonia between 1391 and 2001. He continued his academic work at the Faculty of Islamic Sciences in Novi Pazar, Serbia, where he completed his doctoral studies. His PhD dissertation was titled "Kontrata e pajtimit në të drejtën islame dhe roli i saj te populli shqiptar", focusing on reconciliation contracts in Islamic jurisprudence and their application within the Albanian context.[3]