With the blessing of Chief Mufti Sheikh Ravil Gainutdin, the grand opening of the family festival ‘The World of the Quran. Weekend with benefit’. Traditionally, the event was opened by recitation of ayats of the Holy Scripture. Then Mufti Damir Mukhetdinov, Vice Chairman of the DUM of the Russian Federation, made a welcoming speech to the guests.


‘Today is truly a festive day. Our hearts are filled with the light of iman, love for the Quran, love for Islam. Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of the Almighty be upon him) said, ‘The best of you are those who have learnt the Quran themselves and taught it to others.’ It is important for us, believers, to always be on the path of gaining knowledge and be an example for others,’ Damir Mukhetdinov emphasised.

Mufti of Moscow Ildar Alyautdinov in his speech recalled the transience of life and the value of time. The Mufti urged to spend the long weekend with maximum benefit, including visiting the family festival ‘The World of the Quran’: ‘The implementation of such projects requires a lot of effort, time, resources, the help of volunteers, in particular VD “Aktiv”. But we understand the importance and value of such events. We hope that every guest of the mosque within the framework of this festival will certainly learn something important for himself, and this will become a reason for his spiritual growth’.

Another honoured guest of the festival on that day was Farid Asadullin, a leading researcher of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, winner of the S.F. Oldenburg Prize, on the basis of whose scientific works the film ‘Moscow Muslim’ was shot. It is noteworthy that the festival will include screenings of informative films. Thus, the guests of the event will be able to see the following films: ‘Moscow Muslim’, ‘Ibn Fadlan’, ‘Sis’, ‘Paradise under the feet of mothers’.

In general, the festival ‘The World of the Koran. Weekend with benefit’ is designed to increase interest in the study of Islam and reading the Holy Scripture. The programme of evenings is designed for the widest audience. For two days the festival has already been visited by about 1,500 people!

Every day until 8 January from 14:00 to 18:00 useful lectures, interactive activities, contests, master classes and a children's zone are organised for guests. Those who wish will be able to take part in the quest ‘Holidays to the max’ and receive gifts for passing the locations. In addition, the key projects of the Moscow DUM will be presented to the audience: the Quran Centre, the Arabic Language Centre, the book reading project ‘IQRA’ and the Muslim Internet radio MIRadio, which is 13 years old this year.

The detailed programme for each day is published on the official Telegram channel of DUM Moscow @dum_moscow.

The event is organised by the Department of Social and Charitable Affairs of DUM RF, DUM Moscow and is supported by the Department of Culture of DUM RF.



Moscow DUM Press Service