Absattar Baghysbaiuly Derbisali ( kk, Әбсаттар Бағысбайұлы Дербісәлі, Ä''bsattar Bağysbaiūly Derbısälı''; September 15, 1947 – July 15, 2021) was a KazakhGrand Mufti.Spiritual leader congratulates Kazakh Muslims on traditional holiday Kazinform He served as mufti from June 24, 2000 to February 18, 2013.
In February 2013, Derbissali resigned to continue his activity in science and education.
On February 26, 2013 Derbissali was appointed Director of Suleimenov Oriental Studies Institute.
Derbissali was a member of the Academy of Science of Kazakhstan. He was a Doctor of
Philology
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, a professor, an orientalist and a
diplomat
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. He held a diplomatic rank of the first class adviser.
Derbissali was the author of 400 theoretical articles and practical developments in the Arab language and literature, ancient periods of
Kazakh literature Kazakh literature is defined as 'the body of literature, both oral and written, produced in the Kazakh language by the Kazakh people of Central Asia'.
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and
culture
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, Kazakhstan's spiritual connections with the Muslim countries of
Middle East
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, as well as the
history of Islam
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,
Quran
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and the sayings of
Muhammad
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