Paul Goble
Staunton,
September 5 – Even though the Russian authorities have refused to allow the
Muslim community of Moscow to open a new mosque for their growing number –
there are only six “official” mosques for the more than two million followers
of Islam there – officials have not blocked the opening of medrassahs where
young Muslims receive religious instruction.
Today,
Interfax and other Russian news agencies reported, a new medrassah opened which
will train those enrolled in the basics of Islam and in Arabic, the language of
the Koran. The new school bears the name
of Zaynulla Raasulyev, a prominent Muslim activist of a century ago and the
head of a Sufi brotherhood (interfax-religion.ru/?act=news&div=70592).
The new medrassah has been funded by
the Spiritual Assembly of the Muslims of Russia, which is headed by Albir
Krganov, the mufti of Moscow. It becomes
the 14th medrassah in the Russian capital. For a listing of the
other 13, including addresses and phone numbers, see ansar.ru/rfsng/medrese-moskvy-i-moskovskoj-oblasti-priglashayut-na-uchebu).
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