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Moscow Int'l Islamic conference urges moderation
By: Khadija Chinese
MOSCOW, Russia: The International Conference
on Humanistic Values and Muslim Youth of Russia ended here on
Wednesday with more than 250 cultural and social figures of
Muslim states attended.
The Russian Council of Muftis organized the two-day
conference. The head of the World Assembly for Proximity of
Islamic Schools of Thought (WAPIST), Ayatullah Mohammad-Ali
Taskhiri, represented Iran.
Several Russian officials, including representatives of the
President's and Prime Minister's Offices and the Russian Duma
as well as Moscow municipality officials participated.
Addressing the confab, the spiritual leader of Russia's
Muslims Mufti Ravil Gainutdin called on young Muslims to abide
by moderate principles and avoid the dangers of radicalized
Islam.
Gainutdin said young people had to be steered away from
extremist tendencies.
"Islam is a humanistic religion, and we must first of all
convey these humanistic values to our young people."
About 20 million Muslims live in Russia.
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"Knowledge is
better than wealth because it protects you while you have to
guard wealth. it decreases if you keep on spending it but the
more you make use of knowledge ,the more it increases . what you
get through wealth disappears as soon as wealth disappears but
what you achieve through knowledge will remain even after you."MORE
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