Mehmed Handžić
Bosnian Islamic scholar, theologian and politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mehmed Handžić (16 December 1906 – 29 July 1944) was a Bosnian Islamic scholar, theologian and politician. Handžić was the leader of the Islamic revivalist movement in Bosnia and the founder of the religious association El-Hidaje. He was one of the authors of the Resolution of Sarajevo Muslims and the chairman of the Committee of National Salvation.
Mehmed Handžić | |
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Born | 16 December 1906[citation needed] |
Died | 29 July 1944(1944-07-29) (aged 37) Sarajevo, Independent State of Croatia |
Religion | Islam |
Region | Bosnia |
Denomination | Sunni |
Alma mater | Al-Azhar University (1931) |
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Founder of | El-Hidaje |
Handžić was born in Sarajevo, where he completed his primary and secondary education. He subsequently enrolled in the Al-Azhar University in Egypt, where he authored his first works. After graduating from Al-Azhar, he returned to Bosnia, where he became a professor and later a director of the Gazi Husrev-beg madrasa. In 1936, he co-founded the association El-Hidaje, which gathered intellectuals of the revivalist current. He later became the editor-in-chief of its newspaper and president of the association in 1939.
Handžić's political career began with his candidacy in the 1938 Yugoslav parliamentary election. A year later, he participated in the creation of the Movement for the Autonomy of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and became part of its leadership. When the Axis powers invaded Yugoslavia in April 1941, they established a puppet state called the Independent State of Croatia, to which Handžić pledged allegiance. He withdrew his support several months later and initiated the adoption of the Resolution of Sarajevo Muslims condemning the war crimes committed by the Independent State of Croatia. Handžić later became the chairman of the Council of National Salvation, which was created to organize defense and aid for Muslims of Bosnia. He died on 29 July 1944 during a routine medical operation at the Koševo hospital.