CMO chairman: Calling out azan at same time throughout country – important for our national and spiritual unity - PHOTOSESSION

CMO chairman: Calling out azan at same time throughout country – important for our national and spiritual unity - <span style="color: red;">PHOTOSESSION
# 13 October 2015 09:19 (UTC +04:00)

The event was attended by CMO Chairman, Sheikh-ul-Islam Haji Allahshukur Pashazadeh, Chairman of the State Committee for Work with Religious Organizations Mubariz Gurbanli, representatives of the Committee in districts, members of CMO Gazi Council and the Scientific-Religious Council, authorized representatives of CMO in districts, teachers and students of Baku Islamic University.

Allahshukur Pashazadeh congratulated CMO deputy chairman, rector of Baku Islamic University, head of Heydar mosque Haji Sabir Hasanli on his 70th birthday.

Then Pashazadeh presented the new Hijri calendar for 1437 that CMO developed jointly with the Shamakhi Astrophysical Observatory of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences.

He said that about 30 percent of the Azerbaijani population are Sunnis, more than 60 percent are Shiites. “Despite this proportional share, the calendar has been developed according to the local geography with the advice of both sects’ representatives,” he noted.

According to him, this calendar, the example of service of science and religion as a unity to our people, is very important for our national unity as well. “We attach great importance to informing the believers about the time of azan, prayer and dates of religious holidays taking into account the geographical area and every region of our country. Calling out azan at the same time throughout the country is important for our national and spiritual unity”, said Pashazadeh.

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