Russia recognized interpretations of the Quran and collections of hadiths as extremist

On August 25, the Ministry of Justice of Russia included the book “Interpretation of the Holy Quran” by Abd ar-Rahman bin Nasir as-Saadi and “Sahih al-Bukhari (Summary)” by Ahmad bin Abd al-Latif az-Zubaidi in the “List of Extremist Materials.”

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According to the Ministry of Justice of Russia, on August 25 of this year, “Interpretation of the Holy Quran. Relief from the Generous and Merciful,” a semantic translation of the Quran into Russian with comments by Abd ar-Rahman as-Saadi, translated by Elmir Kuliyev, was included in the list of extremist materials of the Ministry of Justice of Russia. It is specified that only the first volume of the three-volume set was recognized as extremist, excluding the surahs, ayahs, and quotes from the Quran contained in it.

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On the same day, the collection of hadiths of the Prophet Muhammad “Sahih al-Bukhari (Summary)” compiled by Ahmad bin Abd al-Latif az-Zubaidi, translated by Abdulla Nirsha, was also included in this list, excluding the surahs, ayahs, and quotes from the Quran contained in it.

The Ministry of Justice of Russia reports that according to Article 13 of the Federal Law of July 25, 2002 No. 114-FZ “On Counteracting Extremist Activities,” and paragraph 7 of the Regulation on the Ministry of Justice of Russia, approved by the decree of the President of Russia dated October 13, 2004 No. 1313, the Ministry of Justice of Russia is tasked with maintaining, publishing, and placing on the internet the federal list of extremist materials.

It is reported that the titles and identifying features of informational materials are included in the federal list of extremist materials in accordance with a court decision.

The agency states that Russian legislation establishes liability for the mass distribution of extremist materials included in the published federal list of extremist materials, as well as their production or storage for the purpose of mass distribution.

It is reported that these books were recognized as extremist by the Supreme Court of the Republic of Tatarstan on July 7 of this year.

At the same time, Russian authorities do not disclose why and on what evidence these books were recognized as extremist.

The federal list of extremist materials of the Ministry of Justice of Russia also includes books and publications by prominent religious figures from Islamic countries, but these books are not recognized as extremist in other countries around the world.