He is speaking out on what other Muslims are doing quietly.
Shamil Alyautdinov often says things you do not quite expect from an imam.
But 70 years of communism have bulldozed most religious and ethnic traditions in Russia, so do not be surprised when you hear him saying it is all right that most Muslims do not even attend the mosque.
“It is not obligatory,” Mr Alyautdinov adds. “Life is very fast these days, so people don’t have time to go to mosque.”
The 31-year-old imam of the Moscow Memorial mosque, who graduated from a regular secondary school in the Russian capital’s suburbia but studied Islamic theology in Egypt, finds new methods of reaching his flock, suitable for the new era.
Sara516
November 14, 2006, 1:17am
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Re: This is called HONESTY!
i think madsci postd an article abt this, russian muslims, some time back.
zehreli
November 19, 2006, 3:53pm
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Re: This is called HONESTY!
HMMMM I SEE YOUR POINT............
Re: This is called HONESTY!
HMMMM I SEE YOUR POINT............
AJJ KAL KAY ZAMANA - DISSAPOINTING
**So none of Y'all have heard of the "Pervezi" firqa of Pakistan, and that is not even a communist country, The Pevezi's say five time prayers can be fullfilled by just reciting the surah "Fatehah" alone or just saying "Bismillah"....:( * *