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.
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