Tent of Ramadan opens for 11th time in Moscow

Tent of Ramadan is a project, which is being implemented for the eleventh time in the Russian capital, it will become a center of inter-religious and inter-cultural exchange and dialogue. During the month, from June 7th to July 4th until the Eid al-Adha, which is on July 5th this year , the evenings dedicated to the regions of Russia and foreign countries, with the participation of representatives of the authorities, well-known figures of art, science and sport will be held in the Tent.

"The month of Ramadan has a special holiness. It should help us to change in many ways, to correct much in ourselves and to meet the next period of time, the next year already with the new attitudes, intentions and aspirations,’’ the chief imam of the Moscow mosque, Ildar-Hazrat Alyautdinov, said at the opening of Tent of Ramadan.

Ildar-Hazrat Alyautdinov

‘’There is no bad religion. There are people who distort religion. There are people who distort religion to incite hatred towards each other. I am very glad that there is the Tent, where people are united, where there is peace. This may be an example for everyone,’’ the director of the Moscow Institute of Emergency Children's Surgery and Traumatology, Leonid Roshal, noted in his speech.

Leonid Roshal

The chairman of the Presidium of the Russian Congress of Peoples of the Caucasus, Aliy Totorkulov, congratulated all the Muslims on the holy month of Ramadan: "This month is given in order to keep our worldly ambitions and seek the eternal. I wish all Muslims to pass this month together and to strengthen their Imam. As for Tent of Ramadan, this is a very nice annual tradition, and it becomes more and more interesting, more serious, this Tent attracts a lot of people each year. I wish the blessings of the Almighty to the organizers of the Tent, and wish this initiative to grow and bring many benefits to all visitors, the believers, who come to the tent. "

Aliy Totorkulov

The deputy head of the Department of National Policy, Interregional Cooperation and Tourism of Moscow, the head of the Department for Relations with Religious Organisations, Konstantin Blazhenov, spoke about the importance of the event: "No wonder that the representatives of all people, who are  Muslims living in Moscow, are gathering here. Just look at the list of the evenings that will be held  here, the cultures of all the peoples, who are Muslims of the former Soviet Union, will be presented here. And this is the importance of this event. Here people get to know each other, not only Muslims can come here: I've seen the representatives of Judaism, and Catholics, that is, people of different religions, different nationalities come here to talk, to get to know each other. "

Konstantin Blazhenov

 Ildar-Hazrat Alyautdinov spoke about the importance of the festival for the faithful ‘’The Tent opens its doors to everyone, both Muslims and non-Muslims, for 11th time. This year the Tent has doubled in size. Every night is special and interesting. All nights will have a certain theme, they are dedicated to the divine circulation ‘O you, who believe.’ One day we will speak about generosity, then about justice, some other times these will be the appeals of God to each of us. "

A solo performance entitled ‘I, Faith’ was held in the framework of the cultural program. The organizer traditionally became the Spiritual Administration of Muslims in Moscow with the support of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Russia, the Moscow Government and it was held under the auspices of the Mufti Sheikh Ravil Gainutdin. Tent of Ramadan will finish with a holiday program, which will be held on July 5-6th.