Nurija efendi Duhandžić – revivalist of religious life in Prozor

Abstract

UDK 929 Duhandžic N.

This article presents the life and work of Nurija-ef. Duhandžić (1927-1993), a student of Fojnica madrasa, imam and muallim who spent most of his working life in Prozor where he left a memorable trace in the field of development of teaching religion and revival of waqf property during the second half of the 20^th century. The first part of the article offers a brief biography of Nurija-ef. Duhandžić. From his personal records, the author here gathered his activity in the Second World War and his imprisonment in Jasenovac concentration camp. Further he presents the contribution of Nurija efendi Duhandžić in his service as an imam, hateeb, and muallim in jamaats of Voljevac, Vrse and Prozor. However, most of his working time he spent in Prozor as main imam. In the last part of the article, the author presents a list of the published articles wherein Nurija efendi Duhandžić tried to record all the major events that took place in the community he lived in.