The Kemerovo Cathedral Mosque “Munira” was visited by a group of residents of the villages Chik and Kochenyovo, Novosibirsk Region. The guests from the neighbouring region arrived in Kemerovo as part of a grand bus tour.

On December 2-9, 2019, a delegation of the Spiritual Assembly of Muslims of Russia, headed by Mufti Albir Hazrat Krganov, was on a working visit to the United States. During meetings with representatives of faiths, public organizations and academia, issues of preventing pseudo-religious extremism, combating international terrorism, strengthening inter-religious dialogue and implementing socially significant projects aimed at working with youth and migrants were discussed.

On September 23, 2019 Saudi Arabia, while marked its 89th National Day. The representatives of the Spiritual Assembly of Muslims of Russia (SAMR) took part in a reception organized by The Embassy of The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Russia in hotel The Ritz-Carlton on the occasion of the National Day of The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Representatives of diplomatic missions accredited in Russia, prominent political and public figures had also been invited to the reception.

The event was attended by the Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation on the Middle East and Africa, Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Mikhail Bogdanov.

The SAMR representatives included the Imam–khatib Islam–khazrat Valitov and Deputy Head of the SAMR International Department, Azamat Abdusalomov, who conveyed greetings and congratulations on behalf of the Head of the Spiritual Assembly of Muslims of Russia, Mufti Albir–khazrat Krganov, to the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Russia, Mr. Raed bin Khaled Qarmali.

A festive event for children was held at the office of the Moscow Muftiate of the Spiritual Assembly of Muslims of Russia on Sunday.

On 10 September 2019, a conference on “The Family and Family Values in Traditional Religions of Russia. Protection of Family in Religious and Public Dialogue” took place at the Centre of the Imperial Orthodox Palestine Society (IOPS) in Moscow. The conference was organized by the Interreligious Council of Russia (ICR) and the IOPS.

The head of the Spiritual Assembly of Muslims of Russia, mufti Albir-Khazrat Krganov, addressed the 2nd International Conference on Countering Illicit Arms Trafficking in the Context of Fighting International Terrorism.

A delegation of the Spiritual Assembly of Muslims of Russia led by Mufti Albir-Khazrat Krganov took part in the celebrations dedicated to the 68th anniversary of the birth of the first President of the Chechen Republic, Hero of Russia A. Kadyrov and the opening of the largest mosque in Europe, “Pride of Muslims”.

A festive prayer took place in Sokolniki Park, in which 15,000 people took part. The event was organized by the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Moscow and the Central Region “Moscow Muftiyat” with the support of the Department of national policy and interregional relations of Moscow.

Eid al-Adha is celebrated in memory of the events described in the Koran. According to the Muslim Holy Scripture, Abraham once had a dream in which Allah demanded him to sacrifice his son Ishmael, testing Abraham’s faith. The prophet passed the test, and Allah spared his son, sending him a sacrificial lamb instead. Muslims do not treat the sacrifice as Allah’s thirst for blood or meat, but as their own display of faith and meekness. After the sacrifice, Muslims usually give most of the sacrificial meat away to those in need.