Russian Muslims

Source : By Ibrahim Abdulaev
Makhachkala | 31 Jul 2011

(IslamDag) - Dagestan will start the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan on Monday along with most other Gulf states, Dagestani Mufti Ahmad Haji Abdulaev said on Saturday.

"I ask Allah to give us the opportunity, strength and health to perform our best worship for Him in this holy month, so that we can commit more good deeds" - he said on nationwide TV address.

Source : Thomas Grove | Reuters
GROZNY : Russia | 21 Jul 2011

Lying on a couch with her eyes closed, 26-year-old Milena sips water blessed by an Islamic healer who sits nearby reciting verses from the Koran to cure her depression.

Outside, a long line of patients wait at Chechnya's state-run Islamic Medical Center, hoping its staff can heal deep psychological wounds left by years of war in the volatile region in Russia's North Caucasus.

Source : Reuters
Moscow | 20 Jul 2011

A star-studded football match featuring Diego Maradona, Europe's largest mosque and ubiquitous posters of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov — it's hard to miss the results of the federal government's heavy spending in the North Caucasus.

But the Kremlin is facing questions about how long it can bear the economic and political cost of pouring billions of dollars in subsidies into the mainly Muslim region to try to bring stability to an area facing daily separatist violence.

Source : RIA Novosti
MOSCOW | 19 Jul 2011

Russian TV channels should broadcast less news about terrorism and extremism, the chief mufti of Russia, Talgat Tadzhuddin, said on Tuesday at a meeting with Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.

"Once an explosion occurs somewhere, it is discussed every hour for at least two days," Tadzhuddin said. He suggested instead that media outlets pay more attention to "the lifestyle of the Russian peoples, their traditions and beliefs."

Source : Reuters
Grozny | 18 Jul 2011

Russia's Muslim Chechnya region is planning to ban the sale of non-alcoholic energy drinks such as Red Bull to under 18s, saying they are un-Islamic and dangerous, health officials said on Monday.

The ban would be the latest restriction from authorities in Chechnya, where shops can only sell alcohol during a small morning time frame, eateries are shut during the Ramadan fasting month and women must wear headscarves in state buildings.

Source : RIA Novosti
Penza | 16 Jul 2011

Supreme Mufti of Russia Talgat Tadzhutddin has proposed that three-stage system of Muslim education is established in Russia, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported on Saturday.

"Currently, Russia is dependant on the foreign Islamic universities," Tadzhutddin said at a meeting with Grigory Rapota, the special representative of the Russian president in the Volga Federal District.

Source : By Ibrahim Abdulaev
Kazan | 09 Jul 2011

(IslamDag) - III International Conference on Hajj Management was held in Kazan from 7 – 9 July 2011.
The conference entitled: "Hajj - unity of Muslims, past and present, integrated approaches" was organized by Hajj Council of Russian government, Council of Muftis of Russia, Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Tatarstan, and Inter-regional Pilgrimage Center “Idel Hajj”.

Every year Muslims in Russia celebrate birthday of Prophet Muhammad [peace be upon him] showing their respect and honor for the Messenger of Islam.

In this video, Muslims in Dagestan gather to celebrate the birth of Prophet Muhammad [peace be upon him] in village Chirkey, Russia.

Source : OnIslam & News Agencies
Moscow | 07 Jul 2011

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has praised Muslim efforts in fighting extremism, appealing for scholars' help in integrating new immigrants into the society.

"We will fight terror consistently and without compromise," Medvedev said during a meeting with Muslim leaders, Interfax news agency reported.

"Muslim organizations are in the vanguard, and your struggle for the purity of faith requires great personal courage."

Medvedev praised efforts of Muslim scholars in highlighting the peaceful teachings of Islam.

Source : Reuters
Vladikavkaz | 05 Jul 2011

Muslim leaders in Russia asked President Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday to press Saudi Arabia to increase the number of worshippers allowed to perform the annual Haj pilgrimage.

Almost three million Muslims flock to Mecca every year for Haj, a duty every able-bodied Muslim who can afford it must perform at least once in their lifetime. Riyadh allocates quotas for Muslims around the world.