Tomasz Miśkiewicz (born 9 July 1977) is the Polish

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of the ''Muzułmański Związek Religijny'' (Muslim Religious Union).

Biography

Miśkiewicz was born in

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in 1977 but was raised in

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. From 1991 to 1993, he studied Arabic in Syria and Sudan. He continued his education further from 1993 to 2000 studying Arabic, Islamic theology, and Islamic Law at the Islamic University of Medina. In 2000 he was appointed as the imam of the Muslim Religious Union (MRU) of Białystok and then elected as a chairman for the Board of Imams of the MRU of Poland. In 2004, Miśkiewicz became the mufti of Poland and chairman of the Highest Board of the MRU.

Decorations

In 2006, Miśkiewicz received the Silver

Cross of Merit (Poland) A cross is a religious symbol consisting of two intersecting lines, usually perpendicular to each other. The lines usually run vertically and horizontally. A cross of oblique lines, in the shape of the Latin letter X, is termed a saltire in ...

for the work with minorities and ecumenical work. In 2011, he received the Golden Cross of Merit for the work with the Muslim minorities and for the interfaith dialogue.

Literature

*Piotr Borawski; Aleksander Dubiński (1986). ''Tatarzy polscy''. Warsaw: Iskry. p. 270. . *Piotr Borawski (1986). ''Tatarzy w dawnej Rzeczypospolitej''. Warsaw: Ludowa Spółdzielnia Wydawnicza. p. 317. . *Jan Tyszkiewicz (1989). ''Tatarzy na Litwie i w Polsce''; studia z dziejów XIII-XVIII w. Warsaw: Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe. p. 343. . *Ryszard Saciuk (1989). ''Tatarzy podlascy''. Białystok: Regional Museum of Białystok. p. 36.

References

20th-century Muslim scholars of Islam 1977 births Living people Lipka Tatars of Poland Polish imams Polish Sunni Muslims 21st-century imams Islamic University of Madinah alumni Grand Muftis {{poland-reli-bio-stub