The grand opening of the conference took place in the capital of Iran with the participation of more than 300 famous religious and public figures from the countries of East and West Asia, Malaysia, Indonesia, and America. Together with the head of the Spiritual Assembly of Muslims of Russia, Mufti of Moscow Albir hazrat Krganov, Mufti of the Volgograd Region Bata Kifah Mohammad is also participating in a major international religious forum. It is no coincidence that the main theme of the conference was chosen “Islamic cooperation for the crystallization of common values with an emphasis on the topic of Palestine.”
Secretary General of the World Forum for the Rapprochement of Islamic Schools of Thought, Hojjat-ul-Islam Hamid Shahriari, emphasized that today the most important practical connection between the Muslim Ummah remains the Palestinian issue, so this year we had an addition called the Unity Conference, which particularly emphasizes the Palestinian issue.
Recall that in August 2023, the Russian delegation headed by Mufti Albir Hazrat Krganov paid a working visit to Tehran, during which religious organizations of Russia and Iran discussed the potential for joint cooperation. Earlier, Albir Hazrat discussed a number of important issues in the area of further interaction and cooperation with Hamid Khavali Shahriyari during the meeting of the Russia-Islamic World Strategic Vision Group and the World Organization for the Rapprochement of Madhhabs in Moscow.
The participants of the 38th session of the Conference of Islamic Unity noted that today Islam is the foundation of Islamic civilization and contains great canonical, social, spiritual, moral, mobilization and integrating potential for the development of the world ummah. In this regard, it is necessary to note the growing importance of the movement for the rapprochement of Islamic madhhabs, the positive role of the Supreme Advisory Council for the Rapprochement of Madhhabs and the International Society for the Rapprochement of Madhhabs, the World Assembly for the Rapprochement of Islamic Madhhabs. Solidarity, strengthening and further development of the Muslim world, continuation of the dialogue of world religions and civilizations, the general state of world relations largely depend on a true, correct understanding of the foundations of Islam.
In his speech, Albir Hazrat drew attention to the fact that at the present historical stage, the problem of the relationship between madhhabs has not only theoretical and cognitive, ideological, but also important socio-political significance for the ummah. Over the past decades, Islamic solidarity on the problem of Palestine's struggle for self-determination has grown and strengthened.
For Muslims around the world, solidarity with Palestine and the protection of the third holy site of Islam, Al-Aqsa, is unifying in nature and consolidates the world ummah. This is evidenced by the results of our meeting today, held under the motto Islamic cooperation for the crystallization of common values with an emphasis on the topic of Palestine.
We, Russian Muslims, believe that UN resolutions on Palestine must be implemented and Palestine must have its own state with its capital in East Jerusalem and this will bring long-awaited peace to the Middle East, the mufti said.
Press Service of the Spiritual Assembly of Muslims of Russia
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