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.
At the initiative of the Chairman of the Muslim Board of Uzbekistan, the Mufti, Sheikh Nuriddin Kholiqnazar, Qira’at (Qur’anic recitation) lessons have been launched for imams and deputy imams.
The first sessions were held in the Fergana, Jizzakh, and Kashkadarya regions.
The lessons are being organized jointly by the Department of Qur’an and Tajwid Instruction and the Department for Mosque Affairs.
The classes are conducted by:
Abdullah Haydarov in the Jizzakh region,
Abdusamad Mamasoliev in the Kashkadarya region, and
Abdulbasit Eshqobilov in the Fergana region.
Muslim Board of Uzbekistan
Press Service