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
A ceremony for awarding authorization certificates was held at the Muslim Board of Uzbekistan for mosque muezzins who successfully completed advanced training programs.
The event was attended by the Chairman of the Muslim Board of Uzbekistan, Mufti Sheikh Nuriddin Kholiqnazar, as well as the Head of the Department of Qur’an and Tajwid Education, Sheikh Alijon Qori Fayzulloh, who delivered speeches on the occasion.
Over the past five years, online and offline training sessions on the call to prayer (adhan) and iqamah were conducted for more than two thousand muezzins from the Republic of Karakalpakstan, various regions, and the city of Tashkent. During the ceremony, the Mufti and Sheikh Alijon Qori awarded "Ijaza" certificates to 70 muezzins.
Certificates of appreciation were also presented to the instructors who conducted the training courses under the leadership of Sheikh Alijon Qori.
Muslim Board of Uzbekistan
Press Service