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Caucasian Muslims Office issues fatwa on Month of Muharram

27 September 2016 09:27 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Mubariz Aslanov – APA. The Gazi Council of the Caucasian Muslims Office (CMO) has issued a fatwa on the occasion of the Month of Muharram.

The fatwa was given at today’s meeting chaired by CMO Chairman Sheikh-ul-Islam Haji Allahshukur Pashazade.

The beginning of the new year– the first of the Month of Muharram by Christian calendar falls on October 3, 2016 and Ashura - the 10th day of the Month of Muharram - on October 12, 2016.

“The most appropriate example of lamentation is the blood donation campaign dedicated to the commemoration of the martyrs of Karbala. The blood donation campaign, which is held on the initiative of the Caucasian Muslims Office during days of mourning, is welcomed by our people too. Such an example should be promoted by clerics,” said the fatwa.

“We do hope that the believers will continue to practice this humanitarian tradition during the mourning for Imam Hussain (peace be upon him). Our clerics are meant to reveal the realities about the Karbala tragedy and the essence of the Karbala martyrdom and also promote the bravery shown by the martyrs who offered their souls for the integrity of our lands,” said the fatwa.

Chairman of the State Committee for Work with Religious Organizations Mubariz Gurbanli and Chairman of the Parliament’s Public Associations and Religious Organizations Committee of Siyavush Novruzov also attended the meeting.