Abdussalam Akhundzadeh
Azerbaijani religious educator, Islamic theologian and Sheikh ul-Islam of the Caucasus
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Abdussalam Akhundzadeh was an Azerbaijani religious educator, Islamic theologian and the fifth Sheikh ul-Islam of the Caucasus. Early life He was born in Salyan on 13 January 1843 to local cleric Akhund Vali Muhammad and his wife Khanum Aliverdi gizi. He learnt Arabic, Persian and Turkish in early periods of his life from his father. He moved to Tbilisi in 1864 and settled in current Gorgasali street, Old Tbilisi. On October 6, 1879, he was allowed to work as a teacher in the Tatar department, beating Seyid Azim Shirvani in competition, and by July 28, 1880, he was officially appointed a teacher in Gori Teachers Seminary. Meanwhile, he met and with Ali-Agha Shikhlinski, Mirza Fatali Akhundov and other Azeri intelligentsia who were working and living in Tbilisi as well.
