▁order ▁from ▁Sultan ▁Abd ul - H am id ▁II ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁Empire . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 2 - 1 9 0 3 , ▁he ▁visited ▁Japan ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time , ▁where ▁he ▁participated ▁in ▁anti - Russ ian ▁propag anda . ▁In ▁this ▁regard , ▁Ib rag im ov , ▁at ▁the ▁request ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁cons ul ▁in ▁Japan , ▁was ▁exp elled ▁from ▁the ▁country . ▁Ar riv ing ▁in ▁Ist an bul ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 4 , ▁he ▁was ▁arrested , ▁handed ▁over ▁to ▁the ▁Russian ▁cons ul ▁and ▁sent ▁under ▁guard ▁to ▁Od essa . ▁At ▁the ▁turn ▁of ▁ 1 9 0 5 - 1 9 0 6 ▁I bra him ov ▁was ▁released . ▁Being ▁the ▁former ▁board ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Muslim ▁community ▁of ▁O ren burg , ▁he ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁leaders ▁of ▁the ▁I tt ifa q ▁al - Mus lim in ▁movement ▁and ▁the ▁organ izer ▁of ▁several ▁Muslim ▁con gress es . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁pre acher ▁of ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁combining ▁Sun ni ▁Islam ▁and ▁Sh ia ▁Islam . ▁At ▁the ▁First ▁All - Russ ian ▁Muslim ▁Congress ▁in ▁N iz h ny ▁Nov gor od , ▁A . ▁Ib rag im ov ’ s ▁main ▁rival ▁was ▁Ay az ▁I sh aki . ▁▁ 1 9 0 5 - 1 9 0 7 ▁- ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁central ▁committee ▁of ▁the ▁liberal - dem ocr atic ▁Muslim ▁party ▁I tt ifa