Mosque "Severnaya" in Khasavyurt reopened (+video)

The Salafi mosque "Severnaya" (Northern) in Khasavyurt was reopened after negotiations of the authorities with protesting townspeople; the parishioners administered their namaz (prayer) there.

On January 31, a message arrived at the SMS-service of the "Caucasian Knot" reporting about an attempt to close a mosque in Khasavyurt. Local residents confirmed that in the evening on January 31, power agents gathered in the vicinity of the mosque. Later on the same day, eyewitnesses told that law enforcers had closed the mosque "Severnaya" by welding up its entrance door. According to authorities, the closure of the mosque was caused by the fact that it had been erected in the place allocated for construction of individual residential facilities.

Today the members of the congregation marched to the building of the city administration, where a group of believers held talks with the authorities. Following the talks, it was decided that the mosque will be reopened today.

The Khasavyurt administration has really returned the keys to the mosque, Murad Dibirov, one of the parishioners, has confirmed to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent. "We opened the door and sawed off the welded-up piece of the gate," he said.

Then, according to Dibirov, the congregation committed their namaz in the mosque.

Full text of the article is available on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’.