During the holy month, more than 2,100 mosques across the Central Asian country will hold Taraweeh prayers, with over 1,700 completing the recitation of the entire Quran within 27 days, the Muslim Board of Uzbekistan said.
Approximately 3,500 reciters with melodious voices will lead the Taraweeh prayers and the Khatm Quran in mosques.
On February 27, a presidential decree titled “On the Worthy Conduct of the Blessed Month of Ramadan” announced that the month of Ramadan this year will commence on March 1.
Additionally, the Fatwa Center of the Muslim Board of Uzbekistan has determined the nisab of zakat, sadaqa al-fitr, and fidya amounts for Ramadan 2025 AD / 1446 Hijri.
At the initiative of the Chairman of the Muslim Board of Uzbekistan, the Mufti, Sheikh Nuriddin Kholiqnazar, Qira’at (Qur’anic recitation) lessons have been launched for imams and deputy imams.
The first sessions were held in the Fergana, Jizzakh, and Kashkadarya regions.
The lessons are being organized jointly by the Department of Qur’an and Tajwid Instruction and the Department for Mosque Affairs.
The classes are conducted by:
Abdullah Haydarov in the Jizzakh region,
Abdusamad Mamasoliev in the Kashkadarya region, and
Abdulbasit Eshqobilov in the Fergana region.
Muslim Board of Uzbekistan
Press Service