ArmInfo. "Politization of Islam in Azerbaijan is incapable to lead to lead to positive results", Viktor Nadein-Raevsky, senior researcher at the Institute of World Economy and International Relations of the Russian Academy of Sciences, believes.
"In any case, the appeal of the head of the Caucasus Muslims Department Allahshukur Pashazade to the war with Armenia is nothing more than evidence of the use of religion in Azerbaijan for political purposes," he said.
On the occasion of Ramadan, the head of the Caucasus Muslims Department Allahshukur Pashazade, the second time in a week, called on the Muslims "to pray for victory in Karabakh," wishing them "soonest liberation of the lands and the sounding of the Azan in Karabakh.
" The historian noted that against the background of distancing the spiritual leaders of other countries from secular affairs and politics, Pashazade is doing everything to turn Islam into a political weapon. Thus, power in Baku, according to Nadein-Rayevsky, put the religion in Azerbaijan under control, forcing the clergy to act in accordance with their own orders".