Complaints from Chechens living in the village of Leninaul in the Kazbekovsky district of Dagestan about the demolition of a historic mosque by the authorities will not go unnoticed. Theologians from the spiritual administrations of the North Caucasus will gather to discuss this issue, as well as the issue of returning homes to people evicted from these lands during Stalin's deportations. This was stated by the Mufti of Chechnya Salakh Mezhiyev.

According to Mezhiyev, he sent a delegation to the Mufti of Dagestan Akhmed Abdullayev, who called the demolition of the mosque unacceptable. However, that same night it was gone.

"We will sit down and sort out two issues: to what extent the demolition of the mosque complies with the norms of Islam, what happened, and what we should do next. The second issue is that for many years after returning from Stalin's exile, Chechens have not been able to move into their homes," Mezhiyev said.

Earlier, Chechens living in the village of Leninaul reported that the authorities were demolishing a mosque built in the 19th century. According to them, a meeting with representatives of the Avar community was held in early May with the mediation of the republic's muftiate. The parties agreed to freeze the demolition.

"We have repeatedly appealed to all authorities with a request to preserve our historical memory. On May 7, an agreement was reached at a high level with the participation of all interested parties that no demolition work would be carried out in this building until the fact of the presence of a mosque was clarified. On the evening of May 7, the mosque was standing, on the morning of May 8, it was gone," local residents shared.