Ishan Babakhan ibn Abdulmajidkhan ( uz, Eshon Boboxon ibn Abdulmajidxon, 1858—1957) was Islamic religious figure, Grand Mufti of
Soviet Central Asia.
Born in
Tashkent in a family of
ulama who traced their lineage to
Ahmad Yasawi, Babakhan studied at the Mu-yi Mubarak madrasa, where his father was
mudarris. Among his other teachers was Shami Domla, who in the 1920s presided over regular gatherings of local ulama where
hadith was discussed.
Shami Domla posited the supremacy of hadith over all other sources of authority in questions of theology and law. The teachings of Shami Domla were to have a lasting influence of Babakhan’s thought.
Ishan Babakhan was elected
mufti of
Spiritual Administration of the Muslims of Central Asia and Kazakhstan (SADUM) when the latter was established in 1943. His son
Ziyauddin was its secretary and the officially recognized
qadi.
He died on June 5, 1957, at the age of 99 and was buried in the mausoleum of Kaffal Shashi in Tashkent by the decision of the government of the Uzbek SSR.
References
{{Authority control
Soviet muftis
Grand Muftis
1858 births
1957 deaths