On January 4, 2018 the Representation office of Tashkent region of Muslim Board of Uzbekistan held the meeting dedicated to the analysis of the enlightenment works carried out in 2017. Ortikbek Yusupov, the Chairman of the committee on religious affairs under Muslim Board of Uzbekistan, Usmankhan Alimov, Chairman of Muslim Board of Uzbekistan and Khayrulla Turmatov, Chief Imam of Tashkent region took part in the event.
During the meeting the works executed in 2017 were analyzed: achievements and drawbacks discussed. It was noted that today imams had to be capable of understanding all changes in our society as well as in the world.
It was also underlined that precious heritage of our great ancestor scholars should be studied and delivered to our next generation. Khayrulla Turmatov, chief imam of Tashkent region also informed about the preparation works for Qur’an competition.
Press Service,
Muslim Board of Uzbekistan
As a result of reforms in religious sphere, a number of mosques are being reopened and reconstructed.
One of such works has been done in Chust city of Namangan region. Prominent chef in Uzbekistan Bahriddin Chustiy notes the following:
Баҳриддин Чустий ижтимоий тармоқлардаги шахсий саҳифаси қуйидаги сўзларни ёзиб қолдирган:
“When I was young, there was the mosque on the way to my school. I used to listen to the beautiful azan (prayer for call) and elder people would bring the joy by their attendance. But, for some unknown reasons the mosques had been closed in 1998.”
Several attempts have been done to reopen this mosque for the past years, but all unsuccessful. Thanks to the initiatives of our President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, this mosque has also been permitted to reconstruct. There is hope that this mosque start functioning until the beginning of the Ramadan.
Press Service,
Muslim Board of Uzbekistan