There is a hadith which says that worthy people can be appreciated only by worthy ones. They say, when we mention pious people Allah grants us His blessings. So, hoping for Allah’s blessings, we are going to say few words about Imam Shamil.

Unfortunately, dear brothers, there are those among us who condemn, blame Imam Shamil, say untrue words about him. For example, some say that imam and his murids fought for the mundane wealth. Others say that Imam fought for both glory and power, or say he was a cruel merciless man. Some assert the Imam surrendered and so was taken captive and that was his mistake because he had to fight till the victory.

Makhachkala, September 14, 2019

On September 14 Mufti of Dagestan Republic Sheikh Ahmad Afandi received Deputy Chairman of the Council of Federation Ilyas Umakhanov. This year Russian Council of Federation celebrates the 25th anniversary. During the meeting, on behalf of the Chairman of the Council of Federation of the Federal Assembly of Russia Valentina Matvienko, the spiritual leader of Dagestan was awarded a medal for his great contribution to the development of parliamentarism.

Makhachkala, September 13, 2019

For the first time in history the All-Russian Muslim spiritual and educational newspaper As-Salam will be published in English. The first issue has already been published. The newspaper will be distributed among the English-speaking audience.

The newspaper covers the issues of faith, the life of Muslim society in Russia and other countries, interviews with figures of various socio-political, religious and many other important spheres.

Sochi, September 13, 2019

A grand Muslim forum was held today in Russian southern city of Sochi. The event gathered representatives of muftiates of the North Caucasian republics, as well as of the Saratov and Rostov regions.

The participants discussed the place and role of the Muslim community in modern society. It was organized by the Muslim Religious Administration of the Republic of Adygea and the Krasnodar Krai.

Mosul, September 12, 2019

The United Nations' cultural agency UNESCO announced Wednesday that a landmark reconstruction of Iraq's al-Nouri mosque in Mosul, which was blown up by the Daesh terror group in 2017, will start at the beginning of next year.

Simferopol, September 11, 2019

Muslim Religious Administration of Crimea starts the courses of studying the Arabic language, the press-service of the Muftiate reports.

The Medina Course is designed for 5 months, and includes 34 lessons of 75 minutes each. Classes will be held 2 times a week and include level "C 1 / C 2". To enter the courses one should pass preliminary testing.

The new course is aimed at developing speaking, reading, writing, and listening.

Samara, September 10, 2019

A tradition interfaith blood donation marathon will run in Samara on September 12-14. The motto of the event remains unchanged from year to year and it is "Helping the neighbor brings hearts together."

Makhachkala, September 7, 2019

Last Saturday mayor of Makhachkala Salman Dadaev received Dagestan mufti, the chairman of the Council of the Alims of the Republic, Sheikh Ahmad Afandi. The parties discussed the issues of cooperation in completing the construction of the park at Abdulhamid Yusupov Street in Makhachkala.  

Moscow, September 6, 2019 

Muslim Religious Administration of the Russian capital puts the main emphasis in its activities on the sphere of charity and education, the mufti of Moscow, Ildar Alyautdinov, told RIA Novosti.

"Our activities in the near future will be focused on humanitarian and educational projects. First of all, we are talking about helping poor, mostly big families, war and labor veterans," the religious leader said.

According to him, the humanitarian aid will be provided not only to the Russians.

Kazan, September 6, 2019

Young Muslims in Tatarstan launched “The Beauty of Islam” flashmob on the social network Instagram. The project is aimed at drawing as much attention as possible of users of social network to the values ​​of Islam.