- 13.08.2020
Another issue of the international journal “Minaret of Islam” has come out. It contains the main results of one of our traditional annual meetings, the 15th Muslim International forum, which took place from 9-11 December 2019 in Berlin.
The commemorative event, which brought together eminent guests from practically all corners of the world, dealt with one of the most important themes of modernity – the interaction between secular and religious identities and how they coexist in contemporary Western countries. Europe is on the verge of great transformations. Muslims are becoming an active part of society with their right to vote and are displaying a lifestyle that is somewhat untypical for European society, thus giving a positive answer to the question: is there a new stage after secularism?
The materials from the conference published in this issue are devoted to analyzing this phenomenon, examining its historical premises and forecasting the future. In particular, one can read the presentations of Mufti Sheikh Ravil Gaynutdin; head of the department of religious affairs of Turkey, Ali Erbas; head of the department of fatwas at the Dar al-Ifta in Egypt, Dr Ahmed Mamduh; muftis Mevlud Dudich, Serikbay Oraz and Yusuf Murad; the now deceased president of the union of Islamic communities of Spain, Riyaya Tatari Bakri; and other prominent figures from religious and academic communities.
The new issue will soon be available on the official site of “Medina” publishing house: www.idmedina.ru
- 05.08.2020
On August 4 in the evening, in the area of the seaport of Beirut near the Lebanese naval base, thundered a powerful explosion. According to preliminary data, more than 100 people died, the number of victims exceeded 4 thousand. The blast wave damaged buildings in the surrounding areas of Beirut within a radius of several kilometers. The building of the Russian diplomatic mission was also damaged. The Executive Secretary of the MIF Damir Mukhetdinov expresses his condolences in connection with the tragic incident:
On behalf of Russian Muslims and myself, I express my deepest condolences in connection with the tragedy that shook the capital of Lebanon. As we know, the states of the Middle East, which once became the cradle of the three great Abrahamic religions, in recent decades, unfortunately, have been engulfed in ruthless and all-destructive military actions. Coupled with the situation of the coronavirus pandemic, which has affected the entire planet this year, what happened on Lebanese soil finds a particularly woeful response in human hearts. The loss of loved ones and injury is truly the hardest test.
- 05.08.2020
The Secretary General of the MIF, Chairman of the Spiritual Directorate of Muslims of the Russian Federation and the Council of Muftis of Russia, Mufti Sheikh Ravil Gainutdin on behalf of the Muslim clergy and the Muslim Ummah of Russia expressed condolences in connection with the loss of life and the large number of injured in the explosion in the capital of Lebanon on August 4:
"I express my sincere condolences in connection with the explosion in the port of Beirut, which entailed many human casualties, hundreds of injuries and mutilations, large-scale destruction. Lebanon suffered a truly national grief and shock. In this difficult hour, Muslims of Russia express their sympathy and sincere empathy to the people. Lebanon, they grieve along with those who lost loved ones in this tragedy. Indeed, we are all from Allah and to Him our return. We pray to Allah Almighty for mercy to the souls of the lost, for the healing of the victims and patience for those who have suffered loss.
- 10.10.2019
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