The Council of Ulema of the Islamic Center of Tajikistan has determined the date of Eid al-Adha (Kurban Bayram) at its latest meeting.

On June 11, 2024, a regular meeting of the Council of Ulema (scholars) of the Islamic Center of Tajikistan was held in Dushanbe to officially confirm the date of the Eid al-Adha holiday.

The Chairman of the Islamic Center of Tajikistan, Saidmukarram Abdukodirzoda, noted that “according to scientific calculations and based on the conclusion of the Astrophysics Institute of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tajikistan, Eid al-Adha falls on Sunday, June 16.”

Based on this, the Council of Ulema of the Islamic Center of Tajikistan decided that Eid al-Adha will be celebrated on June 16. The festive prayer will take place at 6:00 AM in the mosques across the country.

The Chairman of the Council of Ulema, Saidmukarram Abdukodirzoda, traditionally urged council members and mosque imams to emphasize in their sermons the importance of contributing to the support of orphans, the elderly, and the needy, to be economical, avoid excessive spending, and to keep an eye on children during the festive events.

Users of the Tajik segment of social media note that Abdukodirzoda’s words called on imams in their sermons to express gratitude to Emomali Rahmon instead of thanking God for His blessings, to praise him, and to present him in the minds of the younger generation as a “savior of the nation.”