SITTING OF SCIENTIFIC-RELIGIOUS COUNCIL
Opening the sitting, Chairman of the Clerical Office of the Caucasian Muslims, sheikh ul-islam hajji Allahshukur Pashazadeh greeted the guests, and suggested saying prayers for repose of souls of President Heydar Aliyev and religious figures who made a significant contribution to training and teaching of the new generation of religious activists.
Head of Caucasian Muslims conveyed President Ilham Aliyev’s greeting to the sitting participants and noted that the passed period was rather a difficult time. Religious figures did their civil duty by participating in the presidential elections. Then, sheikh told of his visit to Mecca at the invitation of the Saudi king.
As was noted at the sitting, the Clerical Office is doing its best to settle Nagorno-Garabakh problem. For the first time in 25 years religious leaders of Russia, Georgia and Armenia met in Moscow and discussed the rights of Muslims of Caucasus and CIS countries.
According to sheikh, a conference that involves leaders of CIS countries for the first time following the break-up of the USSR will take place in Moscow in early March. Peacemaking forum is initiated by Patriarch of all Russia Aleksiy II and sheikh ul-islam hajji Allahshukur Pashazadeh.
The sitting participants discussed the issue of forming a commission to prepare for issuing of the “Culture of Religion” book, which is to be the manual for religion fundamentals teaching.
