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No new mosques for Moscow, says mayor
The mayor of Russia's capital city Moscow said that there would be no new mosques built to serve the increasing Muslim population of the city.
World Bulletin / News Desk
Moscows mayor Sergei Sobyanin has declared that no new mosques will be built in his city, despite the cities four mosques being inadequate for the huge influx of Muslim workers who have settled in the Russian capital as of late.
Two million migrant workers now live in Moscow, with most of them being Muslims from central Asia and the Caucuses. On Fridays and Islamic holidays, most of them are forced to pray outside on the streets due to insufficient space in the few mosques available.
Although admitting that Moscow could not survive without them, Sobyanin told Komsomolskaya Pravda in an interview that no new mosques would be built in the city, saying that the city had no responsibility to cater for outsiders.
Illegal immigration of outsiders to the city is stirring ethnic tension among the predominantly Slavic people of Moscow, the mayor warned.
Around 20% of Russias population is Muslim, and under the post-Soviet constitution drawn up in 1993, Muslim citizens are supposed to have equal rights with the other three founding religions, Christianity, Judaism and Buddhism. However, most Muslims are situated outside of the capital city, and the recent influx of Muslims to Moscow in order to fulfill its need for cheap, unskilled labor has left Slavic Muscovites in a dilemma.
Rushan Abbyasov, the chief of staff of Russia's Council of Muftis, complained that there are not enough mosques in the city to serve the Muslim population, adding that the current amount should at least be doubled. Sobyanin disagrees, saying that the four mosques are sufficient.
I hate to burst your bubbles , but can you tell us the reason behind their decision?
9:32. They (the disbelievers, the Jews and the Christians) want to extinguish Allah's Light (with which Muhammad has been sent - Islamic Monotheism) with their mouths, but Allah will not allow except that His Light should be perfected even though the Kafirun (disbelievers) hate (it). 33. It is He Who has sent His Messenger (Muhammad ) with guidance and the religion of truth (Islam), to make it superior over all religions even though the Mushrikun (polytheists, pagans, idolaters, disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah) hate (it).
I hate to burst your bubbles , but can you tell us the reason behind their decision?
9:32. They (the disbelievers, the Jews and the Christians) want to extinguish Allah's Light (with which Muhammad has been sent - Islamic Monotheism) with their mouths, but Allah will not allow except that His Light should be perfected even though the Kafirun (disbelievers) hate (it). 33. It is He Who has sent His Messenger (Muhammad ) with guidance and the religion of truth (Islam), to make it superior over all religions even though the Mushrikun (polytheists, pagans, idolaters, disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah) hate (it).
The Russians are showing to the world that they can be as hateful and bigoted and intolerant as the Saudis. Congratulations, Moscow.
Oh great. Now the Islamophiles have a counter argument every time anybody mentioned that Muslims are restricting their religious minorities.
This Jew has no problem with Muslims building mosques on any land they legally own and can build based upon local zoning.
islam is the master religion. Heil muhammad.
This isn't new. If I'm not mistaken this is just a reiteration of a policy they've had there for a few years now. A couple of years ago- iirc- Wahhabists were going to fund mosques in Moscow and they were told that as soon as the Russians were allowed to fund and build a church in Riyadh- they'd let them build a mosque in Moscow. I'm paraphrasing- but that's the gist. The Russians are rather tit for tat and hard-line on a lot of things.
This sounds like classic Russia, I do not condone these actions. I feel like we don't have all of the information though. Some sources about this story have said that the mayor of Russia will not allow Mosques to be built with city taxes, which is understandable to me.
Iam sure you mean the lack of not having churches in Saudi Arabia.
this is officialy true but the Saudis have nothing to do with it. the Arabian Penensula is the most special area in the world because it is the cradle of Islam , and it must remain so because the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: Expel the Jews and Christians from the Arabian Peninsula. And according to another version he said: Expel the mushrikeen (polytheists).
Some sources about this story have said that the mayor of Russia will not allow Mosques to be built with city taxes, which is understandable to me.
If Muhammad forbade the building of churches and synagogues in the Arabian Peninsula and called on the Christians and Jews in them to be expelled, he was no better than those who forbid mosques to be built in Moscow.Iam surprised ! you seem to be knowledgable enough to not make such accusations.
Iam sure you mean the lack of not having churches in Saudi Arabia.
this is officialy true but the Saudis have nothing to do with it. the Arabian Penensula is the most special area in the world because it is the cradle of Islam , and it must remain so because the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: Expel the Jews and Christians from the Arabian Peninsula. And according to another version he said: Expel the mushrikeen (polytheists).
but there are hundreds of thousands of non-Muslims who work there and have their own worshipping places privately.
if they do not like this why are they there?
besides, hundred of churches in the world are being abanded by Christians, so why Saudia Arabia?
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