Mufti of Mongolia Batyrbek Hadith has paid a brief visit to Moscow. He was met in the airport by the head of international department of the Council of Muftis of Russia Renat hazrat Abyanov, who warmly welcomed his guest on behalf of the Chairman of the Council of Muftis of Russia sheikh Ravil hazrat Gaynutdin, now on his official visit to the Islamic Republic of Iran.

During his stay, Mufti of Mongolia visited the Memorial Mosque on Poklonnaya Gora and Tatar cultural centre in Asadullaev House for a ceremony to honour the coming Victory Day.

Organizers of the ceremony asked the guests to make an opening speech. Renat hazrat Abyanov extended the greetings of the Chairman of the Council of Muftis of Russia mufti sheikh Ravil hazrat Gaynutdin and conveyed his thanks to the veterans for their feat of arms. In his address to the veterans, Renat hazrat has emphasized that their great contribution to the fall of fascism and memory of that Victory have become a symbol of triumph of good over evil and an example of how people of different faiths and nationalities can stand up united to save the world fr om a great menace, even at the price of millions of lives.

Batyrbek Hadith, in his turn, greeted the audience on behalf of Mongolian Muslims and told of the role that the Tatar people played in the spread of Islam in Mongolia (in the beginning of XX century a number of religious figures from Kazan came to preach Islam to the steppes of Mongolia and, despite life hardships, stayed there to promote the word of Allah). Nowadays their descendants have become famous scientists in medicine and other fields, and, despite mostly losing language, cherish the memory of their forefathers and stick to their roots. Batyrbek Hadith has also recited ayahs from the Holy Qur’an that he dedicated to all those fallen in battles against fascism.

After the prayer in Historical Mosque, Mongolian guest visited the residency of the Council of Muftis of Russia wh ere he witnessed the ongoing reconstruction of the Jum’ah Mosque and took a closer look at the programs of the Council of Muftis of Russia, expressing his desire to take active part in them. In his talk with Mongolian mufti, head of international department of the Council of Muftis Renat hazrat Abyanov gave a detailed account on the structure of the Council and work of its departments. He has also told about the successes of Russian Muslims in the last few years, and of the difficulties met recently by the Russian part of the Ummah. Head of the international office of international department of the Council of Muftis Ildar Galeyev touched on an issue of education, both national and international, telling about the current educational programs.

In his turn, assistant manager of Moscow Halal Expo Beslan Yahyedov told the mufti about the plans for the coming event, and invited him to come to the exibition that will take part between May 13 and May 16 this year in the 75^th hall of an All-Russian Exhibition Centre.

Mufti Batyrbek Hadith, on his side, told a detailed story about the state of Islam in Mongolia and the building of Jum’ah mosque in the capital city of Ulan Bator.

According to Renat hazrat Abyanov, further cooperation between Muslims of Russia and Mongolia will benefit the spread of Islam and the rapprochement between of our states.

In the end of his trip, Mufti of Mongolia Batyrbek Hadith conveyed his thanks to the spiritual leader of Russian muftis sheikh Ravil Gaynutdin and all other Muslims who have been forging Russia’s might for centuries as a Eurasian country.

CMR press service