Hidayat Charitable Society

Last updated
Hidayat Charitable Society
Hidayət xeyriyyə cəmiyyəti
Formation1904;120 years ago (1904)
Type NGO
Legal statuscharity
Purposehumanitarian
Headquarters Baku
Location
  • Azerbaijan
Key people
Haji Zeynalabdin Taghiyev, Isa-bey Hajinsky, Mirmuhammed Kerim Bakuvi, Molla Ruhulla Mammadzade, Ahmed-bey Aghaoglu, Mustafa-bey Alibeyov

The Hidayat Charitable Society is a society whose main goal was to fight robbers and murderers, to resist religious fanaticism in Azerbaijan. The board of the society, established in 1904, included Haji Zeynalabdin Taghiyev, Isa-bey Hajinsky, Mirmuhammed Kerim Bakuvi, Molla Ruhulla Mammadzade, Ahmed-bey Aghaoglu, Mustafa-bey Alibeyov and others. The members of the society were constantly persecuted by criminals and religious radicals for their views and actions.

History

The charitable society "Hidayat" was founded in 1904 in Baku. The founders of the society were representatives of the clergy and intelligentsia. Their main goal was to fight the robbers who disturb the residents of Baku and the murderers, as well as the suppression of religious fanaticism. Members of the society identified people who harmed society and insulted women on the streets, and their names were presented to the governor-general for punitive measures to be taken against them. The charitable society "Hidayat" consisted of ten members among them were Haji Zeynalabdin Taghiyev, Isa-bey Hajinsky, Mirmuhammed Kerim Bakuvi, Molla Ruhulla Mammadzade, Ahmed-bey Aghaoglu, Mustafa-bey Alibeyov and others. The charter of the society was written by Ahmed-bey Aghaoglu. [1]

With the assistance of the society, on 17 November 1906, measures were taken against several robbers and hooligans. One of them was Meshadi Haji oglu, who lived in Novkhani. Years later, on 16 January 1912, he took revenge on a member of the society, Molla Ruhulla Mammadzade, by killing him in his own house. [2] The secretary of the society, Mustafa-bey Alibeyov, participated in the trial on the murder case, which took place in 1913. [3] [4]

The Hidayat society opposed religious fanaticism, the “shahsey-vakhsey” rite, which imitates the suffering and death of Imam Hussein and is accompanied by self-flagellation, and other similar rituals. Society appealed to people with a call to abandon these rituals, since they only bring harm to them. And the secretary of the society, Mustafa-bek Alibeyov, wrote an article about this in the Irshad newspaper. This treatment of anger is taken up by the city's religious fanatics. Some even demand the beheading of Mirmuhammed Kerim Bakuvi and Mustafa-bey Alibekov, members of the society. Later, they set in fire the door of Mirmuhammed Kerim's house. Mustafa-bey Alibeyov does not leave his house for some time so as not to be persecuted. [5]

The secretary of the society, Mustafa-bey Alibeyov, [6] takes the initiative to create an oil company "Hidayati-Islamiya" under the society in order to get rid the Baku oil from the monopoly of foreign capital and use it for the benefit of the people. To this end, he develops the charter of the company, consisting of 27 points. [7]

Related Research Articles

Articles related to the Azerbaijan Republic include:

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Zeynalabdin Taghiyev</span> Azerbaijani philanthropist (died 1924)

Hajji Mirza Zeynalabdin Taghi oghlu Taghiyev was an Azerbaijani national industrial magnate and philanthropist.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Holy Myrrhbearers Cathedral</span> Church in Azerbaijan

Holy Myrrhbearers Cathedral is a Russian Orthodox cathedral in Baku, Azerbaijan. The church is dedicated to the Holy Myrrhbearers, who are commemorated on the second Sunday after Pascha (Easter).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Taza Pir Mosque</span> Mosque in Baku, Azerbaijan

Taza Pir Mosque is a mosque in Baku, Azerbaijan. Its construction began in 1905 and was finished by 1914. The idea for the mosque as well as its financing was provided by an Azeri female philanthropist, Nabat Khanum Ashurbeyova (Ashurbeyli)

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ali bey Huseynzade</span>

Ali bey Huseyn oğlu Huseynzade was an Azerbaijani writer, thinker, philosopher, artist, doctor, and the creator of the modern Flag of Azerbaijan.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Theatre in Azerbaijan</span>

Azerbaijani theatre – is a theatrical art of the Azerbaijani people.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nabat Ashurbeyova</span> Azerbaijani woman philanthropist (1795–1912)

Nabat Goja Ashurbeyova – Azerbaijani woman philanthropist.

National Theatre Day in Azerbaijan is celebrated on 10 March.

Mirza Hasan Alkadari was a North Caucasian Islamic jurist (faqih), historian, poet, educator in pre-revolutionary Dagestan.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tagiyev's Theater</span>

"Taghiyev’s Theater" is the first theater in Baku. It was built in 1883 at the expense of the industrialist and philanthropist Haji Zeynalabdin Taghiyev. It staged both national plays and operas, as well as the works of the world classics. Here, in January 1908, the premiere of the first Azerbaijani national opera "Leyli and Majnun", by Uzeyir Hajibeyov, took place.

The Children's Aid Bureau – a non-governmental charitable organization that operated during the governance of Azerbaijani Democratic Republic. The organization was created to help orphaned children after the March genocide, as well as other needy children living in the country.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Agha-Alizadeh</span>

Agha Alizadeh was the 8th Sheikh ul-Islam of the Religious Council of the Caucasus and the first Sheikh al-Islam of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (1918–1920).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Yusif Ziya Talibzadeh</span> Azerbaijani politician and soldier

Yusif Ziya Talibzadeh, Akhund Yusif Talibzadeh or Yusif Talibzadeh Tiflisi as an Azerbaijani educator, politician, playwright, and soldier.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mustafa Bey Alibeyov</span> Azerbaijani opinion journalist

Mustafa Bey Alibeyov was a publicist, writer, playwright, and lawyer.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Safa Society</span> Azerbaijani NGO

"Safa" Society was a charitable society that operated in Baku at the beginning of the 20th century. The goal of the society was to involve children from poor families in education, to provide medical assistance to the poor, to increase the level of culture of the people.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Oruj Orujov</span> Azerbaijani press official

Orujov Oruj Ali oglu was a press official, publisher, and publicist.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lutfali bey Behbudov</span> Azerbaijani engineer and politician (1877–1918)

Lutfali bey Behbudov was an Azerbaijani engineer, later member of Transcaucasian Seim and Azerbaijani National Council.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Khadija Alibeyova</span> Azerbaijani educator, publicist

Khadija Alibeyova was Azerbaijani educator, publicist, publisher, the first female editor in Azerbaijan. She is also credited as the first female gynecologist physician in Azerbaijan in some sources.

<i>Ishig</i>

Ishig was the first Azerbaijani-language women's publication. The first issue of newspaper was published on January 22, 1911, and its publication continued until the end of 1912, during which 68 issues were released.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Shafiga Efendizadeh</span>

Shafiga Efendizadeh was the first Azerbaijani female journalist and publicist and the first teacher in the Transcaucasia to teach the Azerbaijani language. It is also said that she was the first female employee of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic government.

References

  1. Yagublu, Nasiman (2013). Azərbaycanın ilk qeyri - hökumət təşkilatları. Baku: Elm və təhsil. p. 40. Archived from the original on 2022-06-28. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
  2. Astanbayli, Elnur (2019-12-28). "107 il öncə Bakını sarsıdan qətl" (in Azerbaijani). azlogos.eu. Archived from the original on 2021-01-04. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
  3. Mammadov, Mirabbas (2013-11-19). "Səs-küylü qətl" (in Azerbaijani). Region Plus. Archived from the original on 2022-12-19. Retrieved 2023-01-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. "Məşhur mollanın səs-küylü qətlinin təfərrüatları" (in Azerbaijani). milli.az. 2013-11-23. Archived from the original on 2013-11-25. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
  5. Yagublu, Nasiman (2013). Azərbaycanın ilk qeyri - hökumət təşkilatları. Baku: Elm və təhsil. p. 41. Archived from the original on 2022-06-28. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
  6. Farajov, Savalan (2017-02-01). "İlk qadın məcmuəsinin naşiri" (in Azerbaijani). medeniyyet.az. Archived from the original on 2022-12-19. Retrieved 2023-01-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. Azərbaycan Xalq Cümhuriyyəti Ensiklopediyası (PDF). Vol. I. Baku: Lider nəşriyyat. 2004. p. 365. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-03-06. Retrieved 2023-01-30.