RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to Russia and Belarus delivered a gift of 50 tons of fine dates from King Salman to Russia’s Dar Al-Ifta and a number of other Muslim centers and associations on Monday.
The Dar Al-Ifta offers Muslims in Russia with religious guidance and advice through the issuing of fatwas on everyday and contemporary issues.
Copies of the Qur’an printed at the King Fahd Complex for the Printing of the Holy Qur’an were also gifted to the religious administration of Muslims in Russia, Saudi Press Agency reported.
Ambassador Abdulrahman bin Suleiman Al-Ahmad thanked King Salman for the kind gesture which embodies part of the Kingdom’s humanitarian role, and praised the efforts of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center for directly supervising the implementation of such programs.
Officials from Russia’s Dar Al-Ifta and other Muslim centers and associations thanked King Salman for the services provided by the Kingdom to Islam and Muslims everywhere, and prayed that God preserve Saudi Arabia, its leadership, and people.
The President of the Religious Administration of Muslims in Russia, Mufti Rawi Ainuddin, and other officials from Islamic centers and societies also expressed their thanks to Al-Ahmad for King Salman’s gift.
They praised the King Salman gift program for dates, delivered by KSrelief, and hailed the Kingdom’s generosity.
