Regional Mufti’s Office – Razgrad held a working meeting with local imams

A working meeting with some of the imams from regional Mufti’s Office – Razgrad took place on October 29, 2019 in the mosque “Ahmed Bey” in the town of Razgrad. The meeting began with a welcoming speech on behalf of the Regional Mufti Mehmed Alya and recitation of verses from the Holy Qur’an by Alchin Cholmehmed, imam of the village of Ostrovo.

At the beginning of the meeting the Regional Mufti Mehmed Alya made an analysis of the held earlier on this year campaign in support of the Islamic education and the summer Qur’an courses, and informed the imams about the upcoming activities related to the “Orphans’ Week” which will take within the period of November 25 – December 1, 2019.

During the working meeting were also discussed the subscription campaign for “Muslims” magazine for year 2020, the recruitment of participants in the one-year training course for imams in the city of Shumen, as well as for the already started training in “Teshih-i Huruf” in Ustina. The imams discussed the updating of the Ordinance on Religious Rites and Rituals in the System of the MD and the Fees for Their Implementation, the organization of winter religious talks in the settlements, the organization of year-round Qur’an courses, the organization of programs on the occasion of Mawlid kandili, the provision of heating materials (wood and coal) for the mosques, instructions for dealing with the Solid fuel heating apparatusand the electric heaters and firefighting measures.

The employee from Regional Mufti’s Office – Razgrad Orhan Osman, who is a secretary, gave the necessary instructions for the preparation of the draft-budgets of the Muslim boards of trustees for 2010 and other issues related to the administrative and financial part. Hasan Hasanov – expert from Waqf Department, made a report on the administration and the management of the waqf property – agricultural lands and buildings/contracts, payments of rents, debts and others.

The Regional Mufti of Razgrad as a host thanked the participating imams for their devotion in the implementation of their duties.

Meetings in the same format are planned to be held also in the towns of Kubrat and Isperih.

The meeting was closed with a dua (supplication) made by Shakir Ahmedchikov – imam in the mosque “Ahmed Bey” in the town of Razgrad.