Makhachkala, October 1, 2019

Mufti of Dagestan Sheikh Ahmad Afandi together with Chairman of the Dagestani Government Artem Zdunov, Head of the Government Administration Vladimir Ivanov, Mayor of Makhachkala Salman Dadaev and other leaders of faiths visited the construction site of the Spiritual Center named after the Prophet Isa (عليهالسلام) to participate in the Green Kilometers campaign.  

Before the start of the event, the delegation was given a tour of the mosque named after the Prophet Muhammad ﷺthat is being built on the territory of the center. The delegates were briefed on the features of the future religious building, which is planned as an analogue of the Prophet’s mosque in Medina. Guests also learned that in addition to the mosque, a number of significant social objects will be located here.

Further on the territory of the spiritual center, as part of the “Green Kilometers” campaign representatives of the republic’s authorities, clergy and the administration of Makhachkala planted trees with their own hands, thereby in person contributing to the preservation of the environment.

 

It is worth noting that the Spiritual Center, the goal of which is the unification of all people regardless of nations and faiths, already serves its calling, representatives of the delegation also emphasized it.

Participants in the youth interreligious forum also joined the event. Hundreds of young people - students of universities and colleges of the republic, as well as guests from foreign countries took part in tree planting in the territory adjacent to the Spiritual Center.
The Prophet Isa Spiritual Center is planned to become a state of the art grandiose project with religious and public infrastructure and facilities, including university, schools, and recreational park where everyone can spend leisure time.