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Muslims feel better about authorities than other believers in Russia

10 thousand Muslims gathered to mark birthday of Prophet Muhammad in Makhachkala

Moscow Muslims celebrated the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad

Muslims in St. Petersburg celebrated Mawlid al-Nabi

The best readers of the Koran defined in Cherkessk

British Muslims Parade to Mark Mawlid ul-Nabi

Mufti Albir-Hazrat spoke on mediation at “Community” forum

The conference on the heritage of Muslim theologians is to be held in Dagestan

Kazan and Ufa are the most popular cities for religious tourism

Kazan will hold Olympiad on Islamic disciplines and the Arabic language

Muslims feel better about authorities than other believers in Russia

12 November, 2019

Moscow, November 12, 2019

Russian Muslims are more likely to be satisfied with government policy towards the population of the country than representatives of other religions and atheists. This is proved by the results of the survey of more than 85 thousand people, reports “Red Spring” Inform Agency.

12 November, 2019

Makhachkala, November 11, 2019

Muslims of the republic of Dagestan celebrated Mawlid festival in the central mosque of Makhachkala last weekend.

The Mawlid was attended by the Mufti of Dagestan, Sheikh Ahmad Afandi, the minister of National Politics and Religious Affairs of the Republic of Dagestan, Enrik Muslimov and others. The chairman of the Muftiate of the Republic of Dagestan Abdullah Salimov congratulated the believers on the birthday of the Prophet ﷺand wished everyone the contentment of the Lord.

12 November, 2019

Moscow, November 12, 2019

The Cathedral Mosque of the Russian capital gathered Muslims of all the nationalities to commemorate the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. The program of the Mawlid festival included lectures on the history of Islam, as well as the family values, mufti of Moscow Ildar Alyautdinov told RIA Novosti.

12 November, 2019

Saint-Petersburg, November 11, 2019

Muslim Religious Administration of St. Petersburg and the North-West Region of Russia held a Mawlid festival dedicated to the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺin the Cathedral Mosque of St. Petersburg.

The event gathered about two thousands of parishioners of mosque, public figures of St. Petersburg and the region, believers representing different regions of Russia.

12 November, 2019

Cherkessk, November 11, 2019

The Koran readers contest was held among the residents of Karachay-Cherkessia at the Republican Philharmonic on November 10. More than 30 people aged 8 to 90 years competed to become the best reader of the Holy book of Muslims.

The jury valued the beauty of the performance and the accuracy of the text for those who read by heart. It should be noted that Philharmonic Hall was filled with spectators.

British Muslims Parade to Mark Mawlid ul-Nabi

05 November, 2019

Nottingham, November 4, 2019

In marking the birthday of Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), hundreds of British Muslims paraded through Nottingham streets, on Sunday, November 3, Nottingham Post reported.

“We want to get the real message of Islam out and the message of peace and make people aware we are just like any normal human beings,” said Harris Hanif, a volunteer at the mosque in Berridge Road.

“We hope we can inspire our own community and others as well.”

04 November, 2019

Moscow, November 2, 2019

The two-day “Community” forum, which completes the annual forum campaign of the Public Chamber of Russia, was held last week in Moscow. The head of the Spiritual Assembly of Muslims of Russia, Albir-Khazrat Krganov, moderated the section: “Mediation as a modern way of preventing and resolving interethnic conflicts.”

04 November, 2019

Makhachkala, November 1, 2019

The International Scientific and Educational Conference “The Spiritual Heritage of Muslim Theologians in the Context of the Problems of the 21st Century” is to be held in Dagestan on November 11. The event is organized by the Dagestan Institute of Humanities and Saint-Petersburg State University with the support of the Muftiate of the Republic of Dagestan.

04 November, 2019

Moscow, November 1, 2019

Elena Sutormina, the chairman of the commission of the Public Chamber of Russia on the development of public diplomacy, humanitarian cooperation and the preservation of traditional values, named the cities of the Russian Federation that are most popular among tourists from a religious point of view.

01 November, 2019

Kazan, November 1, 2019

The first Republican Olympiad among Islamic professional educational institutions (madrassas) of Tatarstan on Islamic disciplines and the Arabic language will be held in the Quran’s Hafiz Training Center in Kazan on November 21. The competition will be attended by over two dozen students from Naberezhnye Chelny, Almetyevsk, Kazan, Kukmor, Buinsk, Mamadyshsky and Yutazinsky districts of the republic.

01 November, 2019

Kazan, October 31, 2019

Series of events “Heritage of the Ancestors”dedicated to Mawlid al-Nabi started in Kazan on October 30. The first holiday was organized by the efforts of the Dagestan community in Kazan, Muslim Religious Administration of the Republic of Tatarstan and the Muftiate of the Republic of Dagestan.

The Mawlid festival began with a reading of the verses of the Holy Quran performed by Ilyas Sabirov, the winner of the IX All-Russian competition of readers and hafiz of the Quran.

31 October, 2019

Kazan, October 31, 2019

Dressing in satanic costumes can be counted as a sin, considers Bulat Hazrat Mubarakov. “Believers should not celebrate Halloween, because during this holiday, people worship evil forces” - states “Tatar-inform” the head of the Sharia Department of Muslim Religious Administration of the Republic of Tatarstan Bulat Hazrat Mubarakov.

31 October, 2019

Pyatigorsk, October 31, 2019

The inter-regional youth forum "Intercultural dialogue" will be held at the Arkhyz resort on November 6-8. The event will unite about 100 participants from all over the North Caucasus.

The program of the forum includes master classes, panel discussions and round tables devoted to the harmonization of inter-confessional and interethnic relations, as well as sport competitions, youth games “Intellectual Height” and concerts.

30 October, 2019

Kazan, October 30, 2019

Muslim Religious Administration of the Republic of Tatarstan launches the V-th republican religious competition “Young Preacher”. Young people aged 18 to 30 years may participate in the contest. According to the terms of the competition, the participants should not be practicing imams and Islamic teachers, the press service of Tatarstan Muftiate reports.

30 October, 2019

Simferopol, October 29, 2019

Muslim Religious Administration of Crimea announced the results of the All-Crimean competition “Young Architect”, initiated by the Muftiate. The competition started this year at the end of July, and more than 20 works were sent to the competent jury. The experts selected four sketches of the projects that participated in the final.

30 October, 2019

Astrakhan, October 30, 2019

The oldest citizen of Russia Tanzilya Bisembeeva, who lived in the Krasnoyarsk district of the Astrakhan region, died at the age of 123 years, TASS agency reported with reference to the head of the Krasnoyarsk district Nurgali Baitemirov.

Since January of 2019, the Russian Muslim woman was considered the oldest person in the world. Her record is kept in the Russian Book of Records.

30 October, 2019

Saransk, October 29, 2019

A quiz dedicated to the Day of National Unity was held in penal colony №17 of the Federal Penitentiary Service for the Republic of Mordovia.

The quiz was organized by the Central Muslim Spiritual Administration of the Republic of Mordovia, the Department of the Federal Penitentiary Service in the Republic of Mordovia, the Fund for Support of Islamic Culture, Science and Education and Islamic Cultural Center.

28 October, 2019

Simferopol, October 28, 2019

Muslim Religious Administration of Crimea together with the regional representative of the Association of Psychological Assistance to Muslims in the Republic of Crimea announces the opening of the second season of the Menim Ailem (My Family) course for women. The initiative is hold within the framework of the All-Crimean educational project “Faydal Ilim”

28 October, 2019

Kazan, October 26, 2019

Muslim Religious Administration of the Republic of Tatarstan launched in Kazan one of its most important projects “School of One Day”, an intensive course on teaching prayer and the basics of Islam.

28 October, 2019

Chistopol, October 28, 2019

Every year Muslim Religious Organization (Mukhtasibat) of Chistopol holds a contest of readers of the Koran among children. This year the contest will be held on November 3, at the Islamic Center at St. Narimanova, 74.

Children from 3 to 15 years old living in Chistopol and Chistopol district are invited to participate in the competition.

The contest will be held in the following categories: ⠀

- the knowledge of 1 surah and more (by heart), children from 3 to 7 years old;

The oldest Russian mosque will be opened soon

25 October, 2019

Ufa, October 25, 2019

The minarets of Khakimov mosque in Ufa were fixed with crescents, OTR reports. The Muslim holy place, that is built more than a century ago, is gradually gaining its former appearance. The restoration of the mosque lasts almost 20 years.

25 October, 2019

Ufa, October 24, 2019

The 12th International Scientific and Practical Conference “Ideals and Values of Islam in the Educational Sphere of the 21st Century” is going on in Ufa these days.

The event is timed to the 30th anniversary of the opening by the Central Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Russia the first Muslim madrasa in the post-Soviet space named after Rizaetdin Fakhretdin. The conference is attended by more than 400 participants, both from Russian regions and foreign countries.

23 October, 2019

Former Manchester United captain Patrice Evra spoke about Islam in a recent interview where he showered praises on the religion and condemned racism.

Evra shared how he had been raised as a Catholic but he still admired Islam and its message. He said that he had said before that Islam was a beautiful religion which had made his father angry.

23 October, 2019

Hong Kong, October 23, 2019

Volunteers from Hong Kong gathered Sunday, October 20, to clean a local mosque that riot police accidentally hit by blue dye water cannons, South China Morning Post reported.

“Honestly, we the Muslim community are truly thankful to all the heartwarming people of Hong Kong who came to clean the gates of Kowloon Mosque today after the blue spray incident,” a statement posted on the Facebook page of the Muslim Council of Hong Kong read.

22 October, 2019

Istanbul, October 22, 2019

The head of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Moscow Ildar Alyautdinov spoke about the need of solving the problem of frequent divorces among Muslims at the international forum “Family Life” in Istanbul.