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Dagestan Muftiate launched a center for memorizing the Quran for the blind

Head of Dagestan Republic awarded the regional Mufti medal

The first exhibition of relics of the Prophet Muhammad will be held in Tomsk

Russian Council of Federation honored Mufti of Dagestan Republic

Muslims of Moscow held an unforgettable holiday for children

All-Russian newspaper "As-Salam" to be published in English

A grand Muslim forum was held in Sochi

UNESCO to rebuilt Historic Mosul mosque

Crimean Muftiate opens “Medina course” of the Arabic language

Samara city holds interfaith donor marathon

Dagestan Muftiate launched a center for memorizing the Quran for the blind

18 September, 2019

Makhachkala, September 18, 2019

The center for memorizing the Quran for the blind was opened in Dagestan Republic on Monday this week.

The opening ceremony was attended by the mufti of the republic Sheikh Ahmad Afandi who congratulated everyone on the long-awaited event, wished the students success and expressed hope that the center would be able to satisfy the desire of all who seek knowledge, regardless of any difficulties.

17 September, 2019

Tomsk, September 17, 2019

For the first time relics of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺwill arrive on the territory of the Siberian Federal District of Russia. The exhibition will take place on September 21 in the White Mosque in Tomsk. The organizers expect up to 20 thousand pilgrims to visit the event.

17 September, 2019

Makhachkala, September 16, 2019

On September 15, the Day of Unity of the Peoples of Dagestan, the head of the Dagestan Republic Vladimir Vasilyev presented the Mufti of the republic Sheikh Ahmad Afandi Abdulaev the medal “20 years of the defeat of international terrorists”, the press service of the administration of the head and government of the republic reports.

Mufti of Dagestan has also turned 60 on this day and Vladimir Vasiliev congratulated him on the Day of Unity of the Peoples of Dagestan and the 60-th anniversary.

17 September, 2019

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.

17 September, 2019

Moscow, September 16, 2019

A festive event for children was held at the office of the Moscow Muftiate of the Spiritual Assembly of Muslims of Russia on Sunday. The holiday started with an interactive show. The children were amazed by spectacular tricks and demonstrative experiments with liquid nitrogen.

13 September, 2019

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.

A grand Muslim forum was held in Sochi

13 September, 2019

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.

UNESCO to rebuilt Historic Mosul mosque

12 September, 2019

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.

11 September, 2019

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 city holds interfaith donor marathon

11 September, 2019

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."

09 September, 2019

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 Muslims focus on charity

09 September, 2019

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.

09 September, 2019

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.

New Muslim Education Center Opens in Tatarstan

06 September, 2019

Kazan, September 6, 2019

A Muslim educational center named after the Tatar theologian Ahmadzaki Safiullin was opened in Tatarstan on Thursday. The event was attended by the mufti of the republic Kamil Hazrat Samigullin who led the opening ceremony.

06 September, 2019

Makkah, September 6, 2019

Husein Rabadanov, the Russian hafiz, winner and laureate of Russian and international Quran reading contests, came to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to participate in the 41^st King Abdul-Aziz International Contest of Quran Readers.

The event will take place in the Haram Mosque in Mecca and will bring together 146 participants from 103 countries.

The competition is held in four categories:

knowledge of the full text of the Holy Quran by heart with the interpretation of individual words and phrases;

Kazan holds Muslim cinema festival

06 September, 2019

Kazan, September 5, 2019

Tatarstan will host the “Echo of the Kazan International Muslim Film Festival” on September 13-15. The event will take place at the “Mir” cinema of Kazan.

Residents of Kazan and remote areas of the republic have a chance to watch films of prize-winners and laureates of the festival, as well as the best works from the non-competitive program.

05 September, 2019

Moscow, September 5, 2019

The Secretary of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation Valery Fadeev and the head of the Religious Assembly of Muslims of Russia, Deputy Chairman of the Commission of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation on harmonization of interethnic relations Albir-Hazrat Krganov met with a delegation of the Republic of Indonesia led by the Special Envoy of the President of the Republic of Indonesia on inter-religious and inter-civilization dialogue and cooperation Mr. Shyafik Mughni.

05 September, 2019

Kazan, September 4, 2019

Muslim Religious Administration of the Republic of Tatarstan announces the start of the “One Day School”. The visitors of the short-term course consisting of 5 lessons will learn how to perform prayer and know the basics of Islam.

The first lesson of the “One Day School” will be held on October 26 in the Galievski Mosque (38 Gabdulla Tukay St.).

04 September, 2019

Ulyanovsk, September 3, 2019

In Russian Ulyanovsk an inter-religious working group including representatives of major traditional faiths will counter the spread of the ideology of religious radicalism, extremism and terrorism in the institutions of the penal system of the region.

02 September, 2019

Bærum, September 2, 2019

Three Muslim women politely declined a handshake with Norwegian Crown Prince Haakon who visited the Al-Noor Islamic Center last week to show support after shooting attack on the mosque, the incident which triggered debates on social media, Royal Central reported.

02 September, 2019

Moscow, August 30, 2019

Islam Akhtsiev, a student of the North Caucasus Institute - the Branch of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and State Service, became the winner of the contest "Modern Science: Research and Development". He developed the project of a scientific and educational school to engage students in research, the press service of the institute reported on Thursday.

30 August, 2019

Makhachkala, August 30, 2019

A direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, Habib Hussein bin Abdulqadir As-Saqaf arrived in Dagestan. Today the world-famous preacher held a Friday sermon in the Central Juma Mosque of Makhachkala.

The theologian will also visit the republican Majlis of Alims which is to be held on Sunday, September 1, in the village of Botlikh, Botlikh district of Dagestan. The event is timed to the Day of Knowledge and the 20th anniversary of the defeat of the terrorists that invaded Dagestan in 1999.

Vilnius Muslim community to build a mosque

29 August, 2019

Vilnius, August 29, 2019

The Sunni community of Vilnius plan to build a small mosque, the 15min.lt news website reports.

The construction is to cost between 7 and 8 million euros and is to be finished within the next few years.

Lithuania's National Land Service has given the Vilnius Sunni religious community the right to use a 8,4000-square-metre land plot free of charge for a mosque in the Liepkalnis area of Vilnius.

28 August, 2019

Kazan, August 27, 2019

The main task of Russian Muslims is to create a unified educational space, thus we have to create a unified standard for all the regions of the country, said Rafik Mukhametshin, rector of the Russian Islamic Institute.

28 August, 2019

Nalchik, August 27, 2019

The North Caucasus Islamic University named after Imam Abu Hanifa held a republican contest of readers of the Quran and experts of fiqh (Islamic law), the website of the Muslim Religious Administration of the Kabardino-Balkar Republic said.

The contest gathered the winners of the qualifying competitions that took place in all the districts of the republic during the summer. Mufti of Kabardino-Balkaria Khazrataly Dzasezhev welcomed the participants, noting that the competition gathered the best of participants.