With the blessing of Mufti Sheikh Ravil Gainutdin, yesterday, on the eve of the Day of Remembrance and Mourning, a memorable date that is celebrated annually on June 22, celebrations were held in the Moscow Cathedral Mosque. The main Muslim temple of the capital was visited by military personnel, members of the Russian Military Forces, representatives of law enforcement agencies and public organizations as part of the International Memorial Patriotic Action "Candle of Remembrance".

The guests were welcomed by the chairman of the Council of Elders of the RBM of the Russian Federation Damir Gizatullin and a member of the presidium of the "Officers of Russia", imam of the Moscow Cathedral Mosque Marat Arshabaev. At the beginning of the event Imam-hatib Rais Bilyalov read ayats of the Holy Quran.

In the large prayer hall of the Main Mosque of Russia, representatives of the Interstate Union of Hero-Cities, including those from the DNR and LNR, public organizations "Immortal Victory Regiment" and "Officers of Russia" spoke. The participants of the action paid tribute to the memory of those who died in the Great Patriotic War, offered prayers and spoke about the significance of the Victory, gained at the cost of great sacrifices and incredible efforts of all the peoples of the Soviet Union.

Today, when there is a real war, and when our fighters resist fascism at the cost of their lives, we all realize the importance of keeping the sacred memory of the Great Victory in the terrible war of 1941-45 in defense of the Fatherland.

The Candle of Remembrance, which has become a tradition, is especially important, it is a sacred flame of opposition to evil in the world today. To remember the victims and honor the memory of the heroes-defenders is a sacred duty of the descendants of heroes, we, the descendants of the victors. will not allow the plague of fascism to grow.

"We, the descendants of the victors, remember them and are proud of them. They brought us Victory and began to rebuild the country destroyed by the war, build cities, raise agriculture," said Damir Hazrat Gizzatulin.


After the solemn part, the guests were hospitably welcomed in the reception hall of the Moscow Cathedral Mosque.

Remembering the victims and honoring the memory of the heroes-defenders is our sacred duty and the little that can be done in gratitude for the preservation of our Motherland.