Muhamed Šefket Kurt

At the beginning of [[World War II]] in April 1941, 108 of the most prominent [[Sarajevo]] [[Bosniaks]] adopted a [[Resolution of Sarajevo Muslims|resolution]] stating the difficult situation and persecution of the [[Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina|Serb]] population and demanding that it be stopped. Similar resolutions were passed in [[Banja Luka]], [[Prijedor]] and [[Bijeljina]]. In [[Mostar]] such a resolution was won on 21 October 1941. On 11 December 1941, the Tuzla Resolution was passed. Her original text was written in an extremely sharp tone, so it was decided not to send the text, but to send a delegation of eleven Bosniaks and three Croats to [[Zagreb]] and to verbally protest in the government of the Axis-aligned [[Independent State of Croatia]] over the crime. The resolutions themselves did not achieve much success, and persecutions, killings and torture continued.

At the beginning of [[World War II]] in April 1941, 108 of the most prominent [[Sarajevo]] [[Bosniaks]] adopted a [[Resolution of Sarajevo Muslims|resolution]] stating the difficult situation and persecution of the [[Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina|Serb]] population and demanding that it be stopped. Similar resolutions were passed in [[Banja Luka]], [[Prijedor]] and [[Bijeljina]]. In [[Mostar]] such a resolution was won on 21 October 1941. On 11 December 1941, the Tuzla Resolution was passed. Her original text was written in an extremely sharp tone, so it was decided not to send the text, but to send a delegation of eleven Bosniaks and three Croats to [[Zagreb]] and to verbally protest in the government of the Axis-aligned [[Independent State of Croatia]] over the crime. The resolutions themselves did not achieve much success, and persecutions, killings and torture continued.

On [[Orthodox]] [[Christmas]] Eve, 6 January 1942, [[Ustaša]] authorities in occupied Tuzla intended to demolish the [[Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos, Tuzla|Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos]]. Along with the demolition of the Tuzla Orthodox Church, the Ustašas intended to carry out a mass execution of Serb civilians on Christmas Eve.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://slobodnadalmacija.hr/mozaik/panorama/kako-je-muftija-muhamed-sefket-kurt-na-badnju-vecer-prije-80-godina-brzom-akcijom-sprijecio-ustaski-plan-brutalne-likvidacije-tuzlanskih-srba-1157199|title=Kako je muftija Muhamed Šefket Kurt na Badnju večer prije 80 godina brzom akcijom spriječio ustaški plan brutalne likvidacije tuzlanskih Srba|language=bs|date=2022-01-06|website=Slobodna Dalmacija|access-date=2022-01-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://radiosarajevo.ba/metromahala/ja-mislim/kako-je-muftija-muhamed-sefket-kurt-sprijecio-ustaski-pokolj-srba-u-tuzli/402471|title=Kako je tuzlanski muftija spriječio ustaški pokolj Srba|date=2021-01-07|website=|language=bs|access-date=2022-01-07}}</ref>

On [[Eastern Orthodoxy|Orthodox]] [[Christmas]] Eve, 6 January 1942, [[Ustaša]] authorities in occupied Tuzla intended to demolish the [[Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos, Tuzla|Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos]]. Along with the demolition of the Tuzla Orthodox Church, the Ustašas intended to carry out a mass execution of Serb civilians on Christmas Eve.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://slobodnadalmacija.hr/mozaik/panorama/kako-je-muftija-muhamed-sefket-kurt-na-badnju-vecer-prije-80-godina-brzom-akcijom-sprijecio-ustaski-plan-brutalne-likvidacije-tuzlanskih-srba-1157199|title=Kako je muftija Muhamed Šefket Kurt na Badnju večer prije 80 godina brzom akcijom spriječio ustaški plan brutalne likvidacije tuzlanskih Srba|language=bs|date=2022-01-06|website=Slobodna Dalmacija|access-date=2022-01-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://radiosarajevo.ba/metromahala/ja-mislim/kako-je-muftija-muhamed-sefket-kurt-sprijecio-ustaski-pokolj-srba-u-tuzli/402471|title=Kako je tuzlanski muftija spriječio ustaški pokolj Srba|date=2021-01-07|website=|language=bs|access-date=2022-01-07}}</ref>

This information was heard by the mufti of Tuzla Muhamed Šefket ef. Kurt, who with a group of prominent residents of city, requested an urgent meeting with the [[Nazi Germany|German]] commander of the Tuzla and energetically demanded that he prevent the crime. When the Germans heard of the extent of Bosniak opposition to such actions, they issued a written order prohibiting the Ustašas from taking any retaliatory measures without they approval.<ref name="Klix">{{cite web|url=https://www.klix.ba/vijesti/bih/historijski-datum-kako-je-muftija-kurt-prije-82-godine-sprijecio-pokolj-srba-u-tuzli/240106050#google_vignette|title=Historijski datum: Kako je muftija Kurt prije 82 godine spriječio pokolj Srba u Tuzli|publisher=klix.ba|date= 6 January 2024 |accessdate=2025-07-03}}</ref>

This information was heard by the mufti of Tuzla Muhamed Šefket ef. Kurt, who with a group of prominent residents of city, requested an urgent meeting with the [[Nazi Germany|German]] commander of the Tuzla and energetically demanded that he prevent the crime. When the Germans heard of the extent of Bosniak opposition to such actions, they issued a written order prohibiting the Ustašas from taking any retaliatory measures without they approval.<ref name="Klix">{{cite web|url=https://www.klix.ba/vijesti/bih/historijski-datum-kako-je-muftija-kurt-prije-82-godine-sprijecio-pokolj-srba-u-tuzli/240106050#google_vignette|title=Historijski datum: Kako je muftija Kurt prije 82 godine spriječio pokolj Srba u Tuzli|publisher=klix.ba|date= 6 January 2024 |accessdate=2025-07-03}}</ref>