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Mufti of Uzbekistan awarded with international award

The Chairman of the Muslim Board of Uzbekistan, Mufti Sheikh Nuriddin Kholiknazar, was awarded the international award “For Outstanding Services in the Field of Fatwa”. The press service of the board reported this.

At the opening ceremony of the international conference in Cairo, the Grand Mufti of Egypt, Chairman of the General Secretariat of the World Fatwa Boards and Councils, Professor Nazir Muhammad Ayyod, the Minister of Endowments of Egypt, Dr. Osama al-Azhari, and the Secretary General of the International Academy of Islamic Fiqh, Dr. Qutb Mustafa Sano, presented the award.

At the award ceremony, a special video dedicated to the reforms in the religious and educational sphere in Uzbekistan and the multifaceted activities of His Holiness the Mufti was shown to more than 500 conference participants from different countries.

The Award for Outstanding Services in the Field of Fatwa was established by the General Secretariat of the World Fatwa Offices and Boards and is named in honor of the great scholar and jurist Imam Shihabuddin al-Qarafi (1228–1285). This award is given to distinguished scholars who have made a significant contribution to promoting the principles of moderation in the Islamic Ummah, avoiding one-sided and narrow views, improving collective ijtihad and the practice of issuing fatwas, and developing correct Sharia solutions to modern problems.

Mufti Sheikh Nuruddin Khaliqnazar has previously received a number of high awards. Among them are the "Highest Imam Bukhari Order" in accordance with the Presidential Decree, the "Al-I'tisam" ("Unity") medal of the Central Religious Administration of Russia, the "Intimak" ("Solidarity") medal of the Religious Administration of Muslims of Kyrgyzstan, the 30th anniversary medal of the Religious Administration of Muslims of Kazakhstan, the "For Services to the Ummah" order of the Coordination Center of Muslims of the North Caucasus, and the "Al-Ilm" order of the religious organization named after Imam Bukhari of Russia.

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