Turkey’s Erdogan gifts 3 hairs of Prophet Mohammad to Chechnya

PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan has given three hairs of Prophet Mohammad as a gift to the Chechen Republic. The hairs were taken from Istanbul to Grozny on Thursday, February 2, Interfax reported.

"The Chechen diaspora in Turkey asked Erdogan to give the holy hairs to Chechnya. We received a positive response within a month and the priceless gift has been delivered to Grozny today," Aihan Ergyuven, chairman of the Chechen committee Sivas, told reporters at Grozny airport.

Despite cold weather, thousands of Chechens, including Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, gathered at Grozny airports and in the city's streets to welcome the gift. A religious ritual marking the event was held in the republic's central mosque.

According to earlier reports, a different hair of Prophet Mohammad was taken from Uzbekistan to Chechnya on January 26, 2011. The hair is a capsule, which is located in a box. According to historical documents, the hair, which was taken to the Grozny central mosque, had been in Uzbekistan since the times of the Caliphate.