May 07, 2017
The fact that it was written in 1917 about the mosque and the rei-sul-ulama is an argument for the important IZ jubilee. For this reason, IZ in Slovenia marked 2017 as a jubilee and solemn year.
It was planned to prepare and publish monographs for the 100th anniversary of IZ in Slovenia, organize scientific meetings for IZ and Muslim activity in Slovenia and Europe A reception for diplomatic meetings was planned on 24.10.2017 and other activities.
Muslims in the territory of the Slovenian Republic have been living since the beginning of the 20th century. Historical books and scientific literature in the Slovenian education system talk about Islam and Muslims since the period of Turkish floods in the Slovenian provinces there from the 15th to 17th centuries. This period, as a difficult situation for the Slovenian people, includes an important period where the Slovenian memory developed. You can find out more about these works: “Turki so v dezheli zhe”, by Vasko Simoniti, or “Imaginarni turek”, a work collector, editor Bozhidar Jezernik.
The development of Islamic and Muslim presence on the territory of Slovenia is related to the Austro-Hungarian period which won the mandate after the Berlin Congress in 1878 to occupy BiH. The Austro-Hungarian Empire in the late 19th century respected religious change relatively well, but had no political rights to direct matters that were not Christian. For centuries, Islam, the Ottoman Kingdom, religion and other culture have been Austria-Hungary’s biggest enemies. The Habsburg Monarchy in 1912 adopted the law by which Islam acquired the legal right.
The territory of present-day Slovenia until 1918 has been an integral part of this monarchy. Islam gained formal status on the territory of present-day Slovenia four years before those in parts of Croatia because Croatian territory was under Hungarian rule, but the regulation of Muslim rights in some parts of present-day Croatia was determined. in 1916.
Traces of mosques and tombs
A large number of Muslims have settled in the territories of present-day Slovenia during the First World War. At the time, thousands of Bosniak soldiers from BiH were part of the Austro-Hungarian army, especially on the Soshka front. There are many substantive arguments on this issue, but two are important: The Mosque below Mangart in 1917 built a mosque that was destroyed by the end of World War I. For a long time, it was thought that the mosque was built in 1916 in the newspapers “Slovenec”, a political magazine for the Slovenian people No. 224 on 24.10.1917 it was announced that the mosque that would open at the Log of Mangartom would be represented by the the great Muslim, rei-sul-ulema, from Sarajevo and the war mufti.
The argument that the mosque was built in 1917 is also supported by the register of materials for the mosque dating back to 19.6.1917. This document is published in Vedno’s book near Bovc, authored by Alesh Lipovec.
Another material argument is the tombs where the soldiers were buried, with their names well-known as Muslim from BiH. After the Italian occupation of this territory of Slovenia, crosses were placed on the graves of Muslims. The Initiative for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage by Nove Gorice in 1907 issued approval to place the corresponding inscriptions on tombstones or “markings” on Muslim soldiers’ graves. This year marks 10 years since the markings were placed on the graves of soldiers at Log Mangartom.
A considerable number of Muslims are also buried in other cemeteries, although complete and accurate data are not available. A large number of Muslim soldiers have been buried on the graves of cemeteries in the outskirts of Nove Gorice and Slovenia’s Ajdovshchina, and particularly in the cemetery in Trieste, Italy. We have had many official meetings where we have discussed this issue. World War I and they were Muslims.
Reference:
The text is taken from the publication of “Preporod”.
Author: Nexhat Gabus
Published in “Drushtvo”
Adaptation in Albanian: I. Dizdar