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In Moscow, the police announced the arrest of 15 members of the international radical Islamic movement At-Takfir wal-Hijra. The operation in the Novokosino metropolitan area was carried out by employees of the Main Directorate for Combating Extremism of the Ministry of Internal Affairs together with the FSB with the power support of the OMON. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, 14 people were detained on Wednesday night, another Islamist on Wednesday afternoon.

“Among the detainees are citizens of Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, natives of Chechnya, Dagestan, Ingushetia, Kalmykia and Slavs from Moscow and the Belgorod region,” the police told Gazeta.Ru.

During a search in the apartment rented by the detainees, three improvised explosive devices with detonators and striking elements were found and confiscated, including a martyr's equipped belt. Pistols, grenades, cartridges, extremist literature and IED components — detonators, cords and fuses — were also found at the place of residence of the detainees.

According to operatives, the radicals received income by engaging in theft, robbery and robbery, as well as trading in smoking mixtures.

“The organizer of the group was trained in Egypt – it was from there that he brought the ideas of At-Takfir wal-Hijra, but they recruited people to be sent not to the Middle East, not to Syria, but to us, to the North Caucasus,” the operatives specify.

At-Takfir wal-Hijra was established in Egypt in the early 1970s. In 1977, after the kidnapping and murder of one of the ministers, the country's authorities banned the organization. Its founder, Shukri Mustafa, was executed, and his supporters were arrested and sentenced to long prison terms. In 1981, the group was suspected of assassinating Egyptian President Anwar Sadat. After the defeat, the supporters of At-Takfir transferred their activities to other Arab countries - Algeria, Sudan, Lebanon, Morocco. As early as 1999, the Lebanese government announced the group's ties to Chechen Islamists. In the late 2000s, At-Takfir wal-Hijra became active again in Egypt. Three alleged militants were arrested on suspicion of involvement in sabotage on the gas pipeline.

In 2009, the then Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, Yuriy Lutsenko, said that activists of the radical At-Takfir wal-Hijra movement were preparing the assassination of the leader of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatars, Mustafa Dzhemilev.

On September 15, 2010, the Supreme Court of Russia recognized At-Takfir wal-Hijra as an extremist organization and banned its activities in the country, according to operatives from the Office for Combating Extremism.

In early November, employees of the Central Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Central Federal District detained a recruiter of the organization in the Moscow region.

After receiving the information, 31-year-old native of Ukraine Oleksandr Galambitsa, who has Russian citizenship and was actively involved in the propaganda of radical Islam, came to the attention of the operatives.

For more than six months he was followed by operatives. As a result, a bearded man was taken at the entrance of a high-rise building in Balashikha near Moscow. According to the police, Galambitsa recruited young women into At-Takfir wal-Hijra. “Studying his recent past, the police found out that the defendant had already managed to involve four girls in the activities of the cell,” the police said. He met them on the street or on social networks. “The attacker was looking for modest, silent and unsociable girls for his purposes. He entered into their confidence, and later persuaded them to cohabitation and persuaded them to accept Islam, like him, ”says the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Moreover, the girls, as later established by the police and FSB officers, “refused to return to their parents and preferred to continue living with the followers of radical Islam.” Only one law enforcers were able to "open their eyes to what is happening."

According to the police, about three grams of amphetamine and a Makarov pistol were confiscated from the recruiter himself during the arrest. In addition, in the apartment where Galambitsa lived, the police found literature that "contains the ideas of radical Islam prohibited in accordance with the law." The man has now been arrested on suspicion of illegal possession of weapons and drugs.

The 14 people arrested on Wednesday night, according to operatives, are in turn suspected of possession of weapons (Article 222 of the Criminal Code) and participation in the activities of an extremist community (Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code).

On November 5, 2013, in Moscow, police officers and FSB officers detained a Russian citizen who recruited women to participate in the extremist organization At-Takfir wal-Hijra.

At-Takfir wal-Hijra (Atonement and Exodus) is one of the most radical international Islamist terrorist groups. Its activists preach a complete break with modern Muslim society, considering it "infidel". Group members are required to break all ties with society and the state, including their own families. They are forbidden to be photographed, to maintain relations with persons recognized as "infidels", to draw up any documents in official structures.

The At-Takfir wal-Hijra grouping was created in Egypt in the early 1970s by Shukri Mustafa. In 1977, it was banned by the Egyptian authorities after the abduction and murder of Sheikh Hussein al-Dhahabi, who at that time was the Minister of Awqaf Affairs of Egypt, by members of the group. Shortly thereafter, the Egyptian security forces managed to arrest all members of Al-Takfir. Shukri Mustafa was executed and his supporters were sentenced to long prison terms. Some members of the group were allegedly involved in the assassination in 1981 of ARE President Anwar Sadat.

After the defeat in Egypt, At-Takfir supporters moved their activities to other Arab countries.

In February 1992, in Algeria, the arrested members of the group, who had previously taken part in the hostilities in Afghanistan on the side of the Mujahideen, were seized weapons and a plan of attack on one of the gendarmerie barracks.

In February-March 1993, in Algeria, 9 members of At-Takfir wal-Hijra, including the leader of the group Abdennur Alam, known as Emir Nuh, were sentenced to death for attacks on police and civilians.

In 1994, "takfirovtsy" in Sudan shot 16 people praying in it in a mosque.

In 1996, in Sudan, supporters of At-Takfir staged a shootout with policemen, eight people were killed.

At the end of 1999 in Lebanon, local police attacked the trail of "At-Takfir wal-Hijra" after a series of armed attacks on Christian churches in the Lebanese city of Tripoli. The security forces managed to liquidate the training camp of militants, which was located 45 km from Tripoli, but they failed to arrest all the militants scattered over the mountains. According to the Lebanese government, the fighters arrived in Lebanon from various Arab and Muslim countries and were preparing after military training to be sent to Chechnya.

In January 2000, the Lebanese army carried out several military operations against armed Islamists. 11 Lebanese soldiers and 18 terrorists were killed.

December 8, 2000 - In Khartoum, Sudan, 20 people were killed and 40 injured when Abbas al-Baker Abbas, a fanatic from At-Takfir wal-Hijra, opened fire during Friday prayers. Supporters of another Islamic faction, Ansar al-Sunnah, were praying in the mosque.

In 2002, 9 At-Takfir activists were arrested in Morocco on suspicion of some 30 murders in Casablanca, Kenitra and Sale.

In September 2002, 36 people were arrested in Egypt in various provinces of the country, suspected of intending to revive At-Takfir wal-Hijra.

In June 2005, two Islamists were sentenced to death in Morocco, and 12 others were sentenced to various terms of imprisonment - from one to 20 years for their involvement in the May 16, 2003 attacks in Casablanca, which killed 45 people and about a hundred were injured. Convicted members of At-Takfir were charged with "creating a criminal group, the purpose of which was to carry out terrorist attacks."

In 2005, the Spanish authorities extradited Mohammed Doha and two other compatriots to Morocco, members of At-Takfir wal-Hijra, to Morocco. They were arrested in Spain while trying to acquire 400 kg of industrial explosives to organize terrorist attacks in Spain and Morocco. Earlier, Moroccan law enforcement agencies put him on the international wanted list on suspicion of involvement in organizing the terrorist attacks in Casablanca in May 2003.

On September 15, 2010, the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation recognized as extremist and banned the activities of the religious association "At-Takfir wal-Hijra" in Russia.

In November 2011, three At-Takfir wal-Hijra militants were arrested in Egypt, suspected of involvement in sabotage on a gas pipeline in the north of the Sinai Peninsula. Among them is one of the leaders of the local extremist cell, Mohammed al-Tehi, who was on the lists of the most wanted criminals by the authorities.

The involvement of people from the North Caucasus detained in Moscow in the At-Takfir wal-Hijra group was questioned by experts. Adept "At-Takfir wal-Hijra" will not use modern weapons, columnist Orkhan Dzhemal notes. Perhaps the detainees are part of independent structures, the head of the Center for Asia and the Middle East of the Russian Institute for Strategic Studies believes

Elena Suponina.

On November 26 and 27, 15 people were detained in Moscow, including natives of Dagestan, Chechnya, Ingushetia and Kalmykia, who, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, belonged to the At-Takfir wal-Hijra organization, whose activities in Russia were banned by a court decision. During searches in a rented apartment in Moscow, where the detainees lived, three improvised explosive devices were found, including a martyr's belt, military and traumatic weapons, grenades, cartridges and extremist literature, according to the Russian Interior Ministry.

It was established that one of the detainees studied Islam in Arab countries for a long time, after which he arrived in Moscow. Here, together with a group of people, he created a "jamaat", which included a total of 15 people. Among them are citizens of Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, natives of Dagestan, Chechnya, Ingushetia, Kalmykia, as well as two neophytes from Moscow and the Belgorod region, according to a message published on the website of the Russian Interior Ministry on November 27.

According to the department, the detainees acted under the strictest secrecy, completely excluding the methods of open propaganda and the use of technical means and means of communication. According to the operational staff of the main department for combating extremism of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the detainees were involved in a number of thefts, robberies, robberies, including the distribution of prohibited substances, drugs and smoking mixtures, the proceeds from which went to finance the activities of the organization.

This is the second detention of At Takfir wal-Hijra activists in Moscow and the region this month. On November 5, in Balashikha, after six months of surveillance, operatives detained a Russian citizen who was recruiting young women into the organization. He got acquainted in social networks, as well as on the streets of Moscow with modest, uncommunicative girls, gaining confidence, persuading them to convert to Islam. By the time of his arrest, he managed to attract four women to the organization in this way, writes, without naming sources, the publication "Expert".

According to the newspaper, even after working with recruited law enforcement officers, three of them refused to return home.

The detainees and their representatives have not yet received any comments in connection with the report of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, their position is unknown.

The At Takfir wal Hijra movement has existed since 1971. Its leader was the Upper Egyptian agronomist Shukri Mustafa (1942-1978). The creators of the movement came to the conclusion that the Egyptian society no longer corresponds to Islam, so in 1973 the Takfirists left for the sparsely populated foothill regions of Egypt. In 1976, the size of the group (they called themselves Jamaat al-muslimin - "community of Muslims", considering the rest infidels) was several thousand people. In 1977, members of the movement took hostage the former Minister for Religious Affairs of the Egyptian government, Muhammad al-Dhahabi. Shukri Mustafa was arrested in 1977 and executed in 1978, RIA Novosti informs. The activity of the international religious association "At Takfir wal-Hijra" ("Atonement and Exodus") was banned on the territory of Russia by the decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation of September 15, 2010.

Cemal: Takfirists follow the lifestyle of Muhammad's time

"In general, this is a mysterious organization due to the fact that it disappears from time to time, and then emerges from non-existence," Orkhan Dzhemal, an Izvestia columnist, commented on the report about the detention of At Takfir wal-Hijra members on the air of the Dozhd TV channel.

"It appeared in Egypt, its creator is Shukri Mustafa. In 1977, Mustafa was arrested and executed for the kidnapping and murder of the minister of waqf affairs - this is the minister who deals with property belonging to the Islamic community," the journalist said.

The organization became known not for terrorist activities, but for "positioning", stating that "anything that was not in the time of the Prophet is unacceptable. We must live in tents like Bedouins, we must not watch television and even Kalashnikovs must not use, we must use bows and swords.

This trend gained supporters among people from the Tsuntinsky and Tsumadinsky districts of Dagestan. "For a long time it was absolutely harmless. These people sat at home, did not pray with everyone else, they were accused of disbelief. They had nothing to do with terrorist activities. Their leader was Ayub Astrakhan, that is, a man who settled in Astrakhan," Dzhemal claims, adding that the group later emigrated to Belgium.

However, these people began to appear in criminal reports a few years ago. “Of course, when our Chekists say: “We caught Takfirists with weapons,” I can believe that they were caught with weapons, it is unlikely that they planted so many weapons. But whether they are Takfirists is a big question,” the observer said.

Suponina: the detainees are unlikely to be related to At Takfir wal-Hijra

It is impossible to speak with confidence about the connection of the cell, whose members were detained in Moscow, with the Egyptian organization At Takfir wal-Hijra, says Elena Suponina, head of the Center for Asia and the Middle East of the Russian Institute for Strategic Studies. At Takfir wal-Hijra is known as a radical banned organization. Members of this organization accuse many people of disbelief, including their own Muslim governments. That is why it is banned," the BBC Russian Service quoted the expert as saying.

She explained that members of At Takfir wal-Hijra are calling for regime change first in their own countries and then in others. However, the activities of this group in Russia have not received wide popularity.

It is possible that the detainees are an independent structure and use a "famous brand," Suponina said. According to her, a similar incident took place several years ago in Crimea, where alleged members of At Takfir wal-Hijra were detained, but later it turned out that they had no connection with the organization in Egypt.

Gannushkina: unsubstantiated accusations are more dangerous than alien ideology

Accusations made by law enforcement agencies and court decisions recognizing any organization as extremist or terrorist are often unfounded, notes Svetlana Gannushkina, member of the board of the international Memorial, chairman of the Civic Assistance Committee, which implements humanitarian and educational projects in the North Caucasus.

As an example, the human rights activist cites Hizb ut-Tahrir al-Islami (Islamic Liberation Party), which was recognized by the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation on February 4, 2003 as a terrorist organization "without a single proof of that."

"In the decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, this party is described in two paragraphs: "An organization that aims to eliminate non-Islamic governments and establish Islamic rule on a global scale by recreating the "World Islamic Caliphate", initially in regions with a predominantly Muslim population, including Russia and the CIS countries. Main forms of activity: militant Islamist propaganda combined with intolerance towards other religions; active recruitment of supporters, purposeful work to split the society (primarily propaganda with powerful financial backing),” Gannushkina cited the rationale for the court decision in an article published on November 23 by Human Rights in Russia.

"In Germany, Hizb ut-Tahrir is recognized as extremist and is also banned, in a number of other European countries it operates legally. Not a single terrorist act has been recorded for Hizb ut-Tahrir. In my opinion, the transformation of the leaders of this party into martyrs only increases its ranks. To judge them for preparing to overthrow the system is as unreasonable as to judge the communists for the idea of ​​building communism all over the world or the theory of the withering away of the state," the human rights activist believes.

“I am extremely unsympathetic to the ideology of both. But much more dangerous is the court, which rejects the principle of subjective imputation of the charge, according to which “a person is subject to criminal liability only for those socially dangerous actions (inaction) and the socially dangerous consequences that have occurred, in respect of which his guilt has been established” ( Part 1, Article 5 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation)," concluded Svetlana Gannushkina.
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(Accusation of unbelief and departure)

The Gamaat al-Muslimin organization, better known as the organization At-Takfir wal-Hijra ("accusation of godlessness and resettlement") was founded in 1967 by a small group of members of the Muslim Brotherhood, imprisoned in the fortress of Abu Ze'bel with Shukri Ahmad Mustafa Abdel Aal. This organization openly accused ARE President Gamal Abdel Nasser and the entire existing system of godlessness (takfir). The ultimate goal of the organization was declared "the establishment of an Islamic state."

Shukri Ahmad Mustafa Abdel A'al, who became supreme emir, was arrested in 1965 as a member of one of the "brothers" cells. Four months later, he was released under a general political amnesty announced by A. Sadat. During his imprisonment, he was influenced by the idea of ​​takfir promoted by Sayyid Qutb in his book Milestones on the Road. Under the influence of these ideas, he moves away from the Muslim Brotherhood. He began to call for "emigration" from Egypt and settlement in the Yemeni mountains to establish an Islamic state and unite Islamic states.

The idea of ​​takfir streamlined important political issues and determined the position towards the existing society, methods of struggle, tactical and strategic goals. The Takfir direction in the Islamic movement is the most radical in the teachings of S. Kutb. After their release, members of this organization accused even the Muslim Brotherhood of godlessness.

Organization ideology. The ideology of the organization is distinguished by strong traditionalism and is based on the Koran and Sunnah (a set of hadiths about the sayings and deeds of the Prophet Muhammad). It is based on the idea of ​​takfir of the political system and the whole society, as well as the inevitability of a clash with the authorities and the ruling elite in order to change the existing system.

The ideology of the takfir society and the establishment of an Islamic state has an impact mainly on people of the middle and secular stratum, who have limited financial opportunities and incomes. The main ideas were formed under the influence of the works of S. Qutb, Abul Ala Al-Mavdudi, Ali Shariati, Ibn Taymiyyah, Muhammad bin Abdel Wahhab and Jamaliddin Al-Afghani.

Society, according to members of the organization, is controlled by Satan - an idol. The takfir of society and the self-isolation of members of the organization is explained by the deeds of the prophet Muhammad, who, having moved from Mecca to Medina, rallied the masses of believers around him and returned to Medina. There he created a force that was able to establish a Muslim society. This moment is a cornerstone in the ideology of the At-Takfir wal-Hijra organization.

Patience is considered an indispensable element in the establishment of an Islamic state. The organization's strategy is characterized by stages. The first stage is the need to "bring to minds" or dissemination of their ideas and conduct religious agitation. The second stage is hijra, i.e. resettlement (emigration). During this period, the organization works to build a Muslim society and prepare for the use of weapons. At this stage, members of the organization abandon "non-Muslim" traditions and customs, clothes and jewelry, leave work in government institutions and enterprises, isolate and immigrate from Egypt. The third stage is the exit of the organization from underground and isolation for the new discovery of unfaithful lands and the establishment of an Islamic society. The external enemy of the organization is Israel, and the internal enemy is the Egyptian society. Egypt, according to members of the organization, is an "unholy" country and a "house of war."

Despite the illusory nature of the organization's ideas and aspirations, it was able to gather around itself thousands of followers who voluntarily left their studies and work in order to retire from society and live in isolation. The phasing in the strategy of At-Takfir wal-Hijra is the main difference in comparison with other radical Islamic organizations in Egypt.

In July 1977, the organization kidnapped the former Minister of Awqaf, Sheikh Al-Dhahabi, who had publicly debunked the organization's ideas, and demanded the release of its members. However, there was no response from the government and Sheikh Al-Dhahabi was killed. On July 4, 1977, all members of the organization were arrested, and in November 1977, Supreme Emir Mustafa Shukri and four other leaders of the organization were executed. The rest of the members received various punishments. After Mustafa Shukri, leadership passed to Muhammad Al-Amin Abdel Fattah and then Wahid Abu Salman.

After 1981, most of the members of the organization, including its leader, moved abroad. Many have moved to Pakistan and Afghanistan. However, those who moved to Afghanistan due to disagreements with the Taliban were soon forced to leave the country and move to Pakistan. One of the reasons for the contradiction between the followers of radical Islamic organizations and the Taliban was the issue of leadership. As is known, the Taliban leader calls himself "Emir of the Faithful", while the leaders of radical Islamic organizations and groups also bear this title.

At present, the main part of the organization is concentrated in Sudan, where it moved after 1991. Members of the organization live mainly in sparsely populated areas in the vicinity of cities and go to the center to incite religious disputes and disputes, which in most cases end in fights and clashes with the authorities.

Financing the organization carries out through robberies of wealthy people, robberies of jewelry stores and charitable contributions, as well as through an international network of Islamic organizations. Many Egyptian researchers believe that the organization "At-Takfir wal-Hijra" is the ideological continuation of the school of S. Qutb.

Organizational structure of the organization. At-Takfir wal Hijra is based on the principle of the "vine". At the head of the organization is the supreme emir, to whom the entire organization is subordinate. The governing body of the organization is the Advisory Council, which includes 9 members - heads of nine specialized committees: religious agitation, administrative issues, resettlement, regulation of relations between members of the organization, reproduction of documents and materials, communications and contacts, legal proceedings and marriage.

Structurally, the organization consists of small groups. Each group consists of 5 or 6 people. At the head of each group is the head-emir, whose task is to maintain contact with the supreme emir of the organization and bring orders to the emirs of the lower divisions (provinces, cities and quarters).

In addition to these groups, the organization includes secret cells consisting of several people. Members of the cells should not know by sight other members of the organization, except for the members of their cell. For the purpose of conspiracy, they wear underground names. The connection of one cell with another is carried out through the leadership of the cells. This form of formation was the best for resisting the security forces, as well as for ease of geographical distribution and movement.

The recruitment of new members of the organization is based in most cases on family and personal ties. Basically, the organization relies on the strength of "family ties". The members of the organization are mainly young guys - graduates of modern universities, who belong to the middle stratum of society with rural roots.

1 G.A. Belov. Political science. Textbook - M .: CheRo, 1998.p.5.

2 There are many examples of this. For example, in Afghanistan, religion, the processes of Islamization in Algeria, Egypt, Pakistan, etc., became the banner of the struggle against Soviet expansion.

3 Even at an early stage in the development of Islam, when the authority of the Prophet Muhammad and the four righteous caliphs was on the lips of witnesses, even then the forms of worship in mosques began to change. Ancient religious forms began to penetrate into Islam.

4 It is noteworthy that this document tells about the innovation, which consisted in the glorification of the cult of the goddess Ishtar, who allegedly helped Hattusili seize the throne.

5 The cry of Pope Urban II in 1095 “to the East”, from which all crusades began, was accepted by Christians with understanding. In just 200 years (XI-XIII), more than 10 crusades against Jerusalem were organized. Such intensity had a negative impact on the religious feelings of Christians, which resulted in a gradual cooling and indifference to the slogans about religious duty put forward by the Papacy. Gradually, these slogans were replaced by the political and economic interests of the states participating in these campaigns. Their true meaning was, of course, not in religious motives, but in the political motives of the Papal Curia. They consisted in the desire of the church to strengthen the position of Rome in Europe and to establish the supremacy of the Roman Catholic Church in the religious and secular areas. Another important political motive of the Crusades was the desire of the Western Catholic Church to subjugate the Eastern Orthodox Church, whose separation from Rome finally took place in 1054.

7 Some scholars have repeatedly wondered, “Could it be that Muawiya did not think about his interests during the Syrian campaign at all. Did Amr ibn al-As, during his sudden invasion of Egypt, not foresee the possibility of turning this country into his governorship? It is likely that such motives took place.

8 The “viceroy or caliph” was in the Muslim East the chosen one of Allah, his mediator.

9 Various factors contribute to the process of politicization of religion: political, social, psychological, ethnographic, etc. The dynamization of the process of politicization of religion usually occurs when the internal balance in society is disturbed, for example, as a result of a crisis in the socio-economic situation and a general decline in the living standards of the population.

The movement "At Takfir wal-Hijra" ("Accusation of disbelief and departure") has existed since 1971. Its leader was the Upper Egyptian agronomist Shukri Mustafa (1942-1978).

Shukri Mustafa and his followers came to the conclusion that Egyptian society no longer conformed to Islam, so in 1973 the Takfirists withdrew to the sparsely populated foothill regions of Egypt.

In 1976, the size of the group (they preferred to call themselves Jamaat al-muslimin - "community of Muslims", calling the rest infidels) was several thousand people. In the same year, 14 members of the movement left the group, for which Shukri Mustafa declared them infidels and called for them to be killed. The intervention of the police stopped the bloodshed, and the Egyptian press nicknamed the followers of Shukri Mustafa "Takfir wal-Hijra."

In 1977, the Takfirists took hostage the Egyptian ex-Minister of Religious Affairs, Muhammad al-Dhahabi.

Shukri Mustafa was arrested in 1977 and executed in 1978.

Despite the death of the leader, the organization did not stop its activities. Its communities arose in Kuwait, Sudan, Lebanon, and with the collapse of the USSR, they came to Russia.

The essence of the ideology of the Takfir wal-Hijra movement comes down to the Islamists recognizing their state as a "state of kafers" (infidels), moving to other countries or regions where, in their opinion, Sharia rule exists, gaining military experience there so that in the future return to their homeland to deploy jihad.

Takfirists accuse not only Christians or Jews of unbelief, but also other Muslims. They are declared takfir - an accusation of unbelief. With regard to the object of takfir, these radical Islamists consider any action permissible, up to and including murder.

They consider mosques to be "kafer" ones, so they pray in apartments or private cottages. A terrorist attack in or near a mosque is considered normal for takfirists.

According to media reports, "At-Takfir wal-Hijra" is one of the components of the international organization "World Islamic Front for Jihad against Jews and Christians."

In Russia, they united around a resident of Naberezhnye Chelny (Tatarstan) Irek Khamidullin, led by whom they moved as a group of 17 people to Afghanistan in 1999, where they participated in the creation of the Bulgar Jamaat - an association of immigrants from the Volga region who joined the Taliban. Soon the Bulgar Jamaat began to replenish with people from many parts of the CIS, many Uyghurs joined the group, which allowed the community to be called the Uighur-Bulgar Jamaat. After the start of the US counter-terrorist operation in Afghanistan in 2001, part of the community died, the rest of the group moved to Pakistan and settled near the village of Degon. Since 2011, they have been undergoing combat training in Syria in the ranks of militants.

In 2010, the Supreme Court of Russia "Takfir wal-Hijra" was recognized as an extremist association, whose activities in Russia are prohibited.

On February 29, 2012, in Khimki near Moscow, an armed robbery attempt was made on office and warehouse premises. The leader of the gang turned out to be the leader of the extremist organization At-Takfir wal-Hijra, nicknamed Gray Abdullah.

In October 2013, two takfirists, Alfred Akhmadullin and Azat Valishin, who were preparing an attack on the local police station in Chistopol, Tatarstan, were sentenced to 13 and six years in a strict regime colony.

Ahmadullin in 2006-2007 underwent military and religious training in the illegal armed formation "Jamaat Bulgar" in Pakistan. Returning to Russia, he created a cell "At Takfir wal-Hijra" in Chistopol, which included Valishin. Subsequently, they decided to commit a terrorist act, they planned to blow up the Chistopol police department, as well as to kill law enforcement officers.