On November 8, it was held the Republican stage of the competition “Imam of the year”. The event was organized by the Muslims board of Uzbekistan in Tashkent.
The competition aimed to choose the most intelligent imam of the Uzbekistan. Traditionally, the event was begun with prayers pray from the Holy Quran.
The contest was marked in a 70-point system. At the beginning of the contest participants chose the numbers and identified their order of participation.
The conditions of the competition are answering questions, interpretation Holy Quran’s verses.
All participants were tested and the winners of the contest were chosen.
It is important to give people the reliable knowledge on Islam. In this way imams play the main role in leading society.
The Grand Mufti of Uzbekistan, Sheikh Nuriddin Khaliqnazar, Chairman of the Muslim Board of Uzbekistan, and Sodiqjon Toshboyev, Chairman of the Committee for Religious Affairs, received Tamer Fathi Abdussalam Hammad, the Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt to Uzbekistan.
During the meeting, the parties agreed to enhance mutual cooperation in areas such as professional development for specialists, scientific research, exchange of experience, organizing conferences, and collaborative efforts in countering ignorance with enlightenment.
Press Service of the Muslim Board of Uzbekistan