Istisqa Prayer to Be Performed on Friday
Due to the lack of rainfall during this year’s autumn season and the absence of precipitation expected in the coming days, the initiative of the Chairman of the Muslim Board of Uzbekistan, Mufti Shaykh Nuriddin Kholiqnazar, has designated 28 November 2025, Friday, for performing Salat al-Istisqa (the prayer for rain) in all mosques across our country after the Friday prayer.
On this occasion, sacrificial animals will be slaughtered at regional, district, and city central mosques, as well as at pilgrimage sites, and the meat will be distributed to families in need, orphans, and the elderly.
On the same day, before the Friday prayer, teachers and students of higher and secondary specialized Islamic educational institutions will complete a full reading (khatm) of Imam al-Bukhari’s Sahih al-Bukhari.
Imams currently performing the ‘umrah pilgrimage in Makkah al-Mukarramah and Madinah al-Munawwarah are encouraged to perform the Salat al-Istisqa together with their groups in the Noble Harams.
Muslim Board of Uzbekistan Press Service
Tourism Potential of Uzbekistan showcased in Kuala Lumpur
A presentation of the country's tourism potential and a B2B meeting between Uzbek and Malaysian tour operators took place at the Embassy of Uzbekistan, reports Dunyo IA correspondent.
Malaysian participants were briefed on the large-scale reforms in Uzbekistan's tourism sector, measures for the accelerated development of the industry and the creation of comfortable conditions for foreign tourists. It was noted that a visa-free regime is currently in place for citizens of more than 94 countries, including Malaysia.
Uzbek tourism companies presented programs covering Samarkand, Bukhara, Khorezm, Tashkent region and the capital city, alongside tourism packages tailored for pilgrimage, historical-cultural, winter, MICE and gastronomic tourism.
Representatives of “Uzbekistan Airways” provided information on direct flights between Tashkent and Kuala Lumpur. During the winter period, the number of direct flights between Uzbekistan and Malaysia is scheduled to increase from two to four flights per week.
Participants noted that the expansion of direct air connectivity will contribute to the growth of tourist flows between Central and Southeast Asia.
Following the B2B negotiations, concrete agreements were reached on expanding the sales of tourism packages in Malaysia for pilgrimage, winter and MICE tourism with the aim of increasing the flow of tourists to Uzbekistan.
