VJERSKI ŽIVOT BOŠNJAKA GATAČKOG SREZA DO POLOVINE 20. STOLJEĆA
THE RELIGIOUS LIFE OF BOSNIAKS IN THE GACKO COUNTY UP TO THE MID-20TH CENTURY
Author(s): Ferid DautovićSubject(s): Cultural history, Political history, Social history, History of Islam, Contemporary Islamic Thought, Sociology of Religion
Published by: Rijaset Islamske zajednice u Bosni i Hercegovini
Keywords: Gacko County; waqfs; mosques; mektebs; imams; religious instructors; mutevelis;
Summary/Abstract: This paper explores the religious life of Bosniaks in the Gacko County, focusing on the challenges and hardships they faced during the First World War and Second World War. One of the most significant issues was the forced expulsion of Bosniak Muslims from their homes, accompanied by the looting and burning of mosques, mektebs (religious schools), and waqf (endowment) properties. Religious life was pushed to the brink of extinction, as nearly all waqfs were destroyed, devastated, or confiscated, leaving the local Bosniak Muslim population – approximately seven thousand people – impoverished. The study presents an overview of the mosques, imams, religious instructors, the local qad (judges), and waqf caretakers (mutevelis), as well as efforts to revive the major waqf of Mehmed-aga Zvizdić, which aimed to restore, at least in part, the religious life of the Bosniak community.
Journal: Novi Muallim
- Issue Year: 2025
- Issue No: 103
- Page Range: 85-90
- Page Count: 6
- Language: Bosnian
