sentences:  The number of his murids reached five thousand.Kunta-haji required his murids not only to perform the five required prayers during the day, but also to repeat the prayer "La ilaha ill-Allah" (There is no god but God) at least one hundred times during the day and participate in the ritual of Loud Circular Zikr.Despite the fact that Kunta-haji repeatedly rejected the title of imam he was seen as a threat to the Imperial authorities and the official version of Islam supported by Russian authorities.