The Grand Mufti took part in a regular monthly meeting with the imams from Plovdiv region 

Regional Mufti’s Office – Plovdiv held its consecutive monthly meeting with the imams from the region of Plovdiv. It took place on November 4 (Monday), 2019 in the administrative building of the mufti’s office in the city under the hills. Official guest and participant in the meeting was the Grand Mufti of the Muslims in the Republic of Bulgaria Dr. Mustafa Hadzhi.

The Regional Mufti of Plovdiv and a host of the working meeting Taner Veli welcomed all participants and then presented the agenda of the meeting. It included current for this period of the year topics, as well as important issues related to the work of the imams in Plovdiv region. It was focused on their work during the last month, October, and the upcoming activities during the winter period – most of all organization of religious talks in the local mosques. A special attention was payed to the need of carrying out year-round Qur’an courses in the region and the benefits from this for the Muslim community. The imams at Regional Mufti’s Office – Plovdiv were invited to benefit from the opportunities to participate in the various training and retraining courses for imams which are organized and held by the Muslim Denomination in our country. In the framework of the November working meeting was also discussed the idea for integrating a system for reporting the inspections of the mosques. The topic related to the salaries of the imams was not overlooked as well, and it was discussed in terms of the activities which are done every day.

The Grand Mufti of the Muslims Dr. Mustafa Hadzhi took an active part in the working meeting and shared his opinion on the discussed issues. The host Taner Veli and the imams expressed their gratitude to the official guest for his participation in the meeting and urged him to make more frequent visits in the region.

The working meeting ended with a dua (supplication) for health, prosperity and successful work during the present month.

Author: L. Chausheva