Ministry of Justice announced on its “Legal info” channel about government’s decree on reconstruction of mosques, cemeteries and shrines.
According to the decree special places would be built to carry out funeral ceremonies. In order to reconstruct shrines, mosques and cemeteries 3 bln soums is to be allocated to regional budgets.
The list of mosques that are supposed to be reconstructed is going to be made and reconstruction works would be funded by Charity Fund on preservation of shrines under Muslim Board of Uzbekistan and other sponsors.
The enlightenment education of youth on preservation of shrines would be executed by special events and seminars.
Press Service,
Muslim Board of Uzbekistan
The Grand Mufti of Uzbekistan, Sheikh Nuriddin Khaliqnazar, Chairman of the Muslim Board of Uzbekistan, has been appointed as a member of the Scientific Council of the King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Complex for the Prophet's Hadith in Saudi Arabia.
This international academy marks the sixth prestigious global organization in which the Grand Mufti holds membership. The Complex was established by royal decree of King Salman in 2017 and is headquartered in the holy city of Madinah. The Complex and its Scientific Council are headed by His Eminence Sheikh Muhammad bin Hassan Al-Sheikh, a member of the Council of Senior Scholars of Saudi Arabia.
Press Service of the Muslim Board of Uzbekistan