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Hafiz Sabri Koçi ( ; 13 May 1921 – 18 June 2004) was an Albanian Muslim cleric who served as the Grand Mufti of Albania in the 1990s.1He was born in Orenjë , and educated in Shkodër . He served as the imam of Drisht from 1938–1939 before assuming the same role in Shkodër. Koçi was promoted to the mufti of Krujë in 1955. The next year, he was named mufti of Kavajë . He was jailed for resisting secularization on 14 June 1966 and released on 26 October 1986. After the Muslim community of Albania was recognized in 1991, Koçi served as the first Grand Mufti. Upon his death, Koçi was succeeded by Selim Muça . Albania: From Anarchy to a Balkan Identity . Historical Dictionary of Albania .2
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Shaikh Hafiz Sabri Koçi is the former Grand Mufti of Albania . The Tariqa Tijaniyya » Shaykh Ahmad Tijani and the Islamic Sacred Law (Shari’a)
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Haxhi Hafiz Sabri Koçi (May 1921 – 18 June 2004) was an Albanian alim and shaikh of the Tijāniyyah tariqa who served as the Grand Mufti of Albania in the 1990s.
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Haxhi Hafiz Sabri Koçi (14 May 1921 – 18 June 2004) was an Albanian alim and shaikh of the Tijāniyyah tariqa who served as the Grand Mufti of Albania in the 1990s.
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Albanian Religious Leader and Sufi Sheikh Haxhi Hafiz Sabri Koçi (14 May 1921 – 18 June 2004) was an Albanian alim and shaikh of the Tijāniyyah tariqa who served as the Grand Mufti of Albania in the 1990s.
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former grand mufti of albania
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albanian alim and shaikh of the tijāniyyah tariqa who served as the grand mufti of albania in the 1990s
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