A scientific seminar was held in Warsaw

On May 6, a scientific seminar on the topic of “Excessiveness in Religion” was held in the capital of Poland.

As reported by Azda TV, representatives of the Islamic Revival Party of Tajikistan in Poland stated that the seminar on “Excessiveness in Religion” was organized by the party’s representation in Poland. Guests from Germany, Austria, and other European countries participated in the event.

Scholar and Islamic researcher Islomjon Saidov prepared this topic and presented a report at the seminar. He told Azda TV that the seminar was organized to educate the youth and uninformed members of society on the issue of takfir (accusation of disbelief or kufr), as “currently among migrants, and especially on social networks, followers of takfirism have become more active.”

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“Unfortunately, most of our youth accept the ideology of these groups and consider it the true religion because there is no freedom in Tajikistan and it is impossible to receive religious education. Most followers of this ideology lack religious education and are deceived by this ideology. For this reason, we found it important to discuss this topic; although we had several separate articles on this subject, we decided to present all of this in a more comprehensive manner, both for migrants and refugees in Poland and throughout Europe, as well as for the Tajik people,” Saidov stated.

Islomjon Saidov added that he intends to hold such seminars in the future to enhance the knowledge of Tajik migrants on this issue and to show that “Islam is a moderate religion, a religion of ease, not as it is presented by radical and extremist groups.”

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The seminar was attended by the leader of the Islamic Revival Party of Tajikistan, Muhiddin Kabiri. He stated that this initiative is a “return to the roots,” as at the beginning of its activities, the IRPT was engaged in educating residents against superstitions and misinterpretations of religion, and emphasized that this was the most “blessed and productive” period of the party’s activities.

“The main factor of takfirism lies in religious thought and interpretation of religion. One interpretation and understanding of religion leads to takfirism. Those who declare others as infidels provide religious arguments, just as those who become victims of takfir provide religious arguments that they have become victims,” Kabiri stated.

According to the leader of the PIVT, the solution to the problem lies in the fact that “the religious thoughts and interpretations that oppose the ideology of takfirism, which the majority of Muslims follow, should take the place of the ideology of the takfirists, which is a minority”. He stated that this can be achieved through such scientific seminars, by discussing these issues more broadly.

Guests also expressed their opinions at the seminar. They emphasized that “excessiveness in religion,” in particular, takfirism, is an undesirable phenomenon and harms society.