Alevi religious community in Austria

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The Alevi Faith Community in Austria (self-chosen abbreviation ALEVI ; Turkish : Avusturya Alevi İnanç Toplumu ; own name until 2015 Islamic Alevi Faith Community in Austria , at that time often abbreviated to IAGÖ ) is a state-recognized religious community in Austria since 2013 , which claims all approx. To represent 60,000 to 80,000 Alevis in Austria.

Recognition as a religious community was preceded by recognition as an independent, registered religious denominational society in 2010. Because of a dispute within the various Alevi associations as to whether the Alevis can be attributed to Islam or whether they are a religion independent of Islam, a split occurred during this first recognition process.

Process of recognition

In Austria, Islam is by since 1912 Islamic law recognized. The Islamic Faith Community in Austria (IGGiÖ) was established in 1979 to represent Austrian Muslims . This was sometimes heavily criticized because of Sunni dominance: some Muslim groups, including the Shiites or the Alevis, felt that the IGGiÖ did not or only inadequately represented them.

On March 23, 2009, the Alevi cultural association in Vienna submitted an application to the competent cultural office (located in the Federal Ministry for Education, Art and Culture ) for recognition of the Islamic Alevi denomination as a registered denomination. This application was initially rejected on the grounds that the IGGiÖ was already a legally recognized representation of Muslims in Austria and that a second Islamic denomination was not permitted. On December 1, 2010, this reasoning was overturned as unconstitutional by the Austrian Constitutional Court, which was approved by the Office of Culture on December 16, 2010.

In the course of this recognition process, there was a dispute between the Federation of Alevi Congregations in Austria and the Alevi Cultural Association in Vienna over the relationship between Alevis and Islam. The cultural association is of the opinion that the Alevis are an Islamic denomination , which is why the name "Islamic Alevi Faith Community" was chosen. The federation, on the other hand, distinguishes itself from Islam and sees the Alevis as a religion that is independent of Islam and submitted a competing application for recognition as an "Alevi religious community" (explicitly without the addition "Islamic").

After the cultural association was successfully recognized as an Islamic denominational community, the aim was also to be recognized as a religious community (with extended privileges and obligations). Proof of a membership of at least two per thousand of the Austrian population (approx. 17,000 people) is required for this. This hurdle was cleared in 2013, whereupon recognition was given on May 22, 2013. In 2015, the religious community deleted the word Islamic from its own name.

organization

The ALEVI is divided into the federal board (federal chairman: Hasan Ayik) and central faith council (president Yüksel Bilgin) and nine religious communities, each of which is responsible for one Austrian federal state.

Tasks of the religious community

The ALEVI sees its goals among other things in the "living preservation of Alevism" as well as the "care and education of its members according to the Islamic Alevi-Bektashite doctrine".

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Federal Law Gazette II No. 133/2013 : Ordinance of the Federal Minister for Education, Art and Culture regarding the recognition of followers of the Islamic Alevi Faith Community as a religious society
  2. ↑ Proverb W213 2113447-1 / 4E. Retrieved January 6, 2020 . , on ris.bka.gv.at
  3. ↑ Irene Brickner: "Small Revolution" for Muslims, made in Austria . In: Der Standard , December 21, 2010. Retrieved May 22, 2013. 
  4. ↑ After recognition: Austria's Alevis split . In: religion.orf.at , December 21, 2010. Retrieved May 24, 2013. 
  5. ↑ a b Austria's Alevis are self-employed . In: religion.orf.at , December 17, 2010. Retrieved May 24, 2013. 
  6. ↑ After recognition: Austria's Alevis split . In: religion.orf.at , December 21, 2010. Retrieved May 24, 2013. 
  7. ↑ Federal Board. Retrieved January 6, 2020 . , on aleviten.at
  8. ↑ Central Faith Council. Retrieved January 6, 2020 . , on aleviten.at
  9. ^ Legal status of the ALEVI. Retrieved January 6, 2020 . , on aleviten.at
  10. ↑ About ALEVI - Presentation of the purposes and goals resulting from religious teaching - Presentation of further purposes and goals . Archived from the original on March 8, 2012. Retrieved May 24, 2013.