Council of Muftis RUSSIA STANDS FOR construction of mosques all districts of Moscow
The Council of Muftis of Russia will insist on the fact that in every district of Moscow appeared on one of the mosque, said on Radio Voice of Russia `` head of the Council Ravil Gainutdin.
`In Moscow critically lacking mosques, and there are between one and a half to two million Muslims#39;, - said Mufti.
According to him, a few years ago, the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of the European part of Russia, part of the construction, has developed a program for the construction of mosques in Moscow.
`This program has been submitted to the Moscow authorities and agreed upon in 2009. We have submitted their bids for the construction of mosques in different districts of Moscow. Today this program is on hold due to the fact that the revised Plan of Moscow.
But during a meeting with the mayor of the Russian capital, Sergei Sobyanin, we agreed that the application of the Moscow Mufti will be carefully studied #39;- said Gainutdin.
Meanwhile, told the Interfax-Religion `` Islamic scholar Roman Silant#39;ev, in recent years, Moscow authorities have allocated to the Council of Muftis of Russia eight sites for the construction of mosques, but no mosque built by the organization was not.
`Now the city authorities are considering the delegation of authority for the construction of new mosques in the capital of the Central Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Russia, which historically belonged to all of Moscow#39;s mosques#39; - said the Islamic scholar.
