Makkah: As part of his visit to Saudi Arabia, Sheikhulislam Allahshukur Pashazade, Chairman of the Caucasus Muslims Office (CMO), attended the ceremony to launch the ‘Minhaj’ platform as the first comprehensive Islamic digital reference serving Muslims.
According to Azerbaijan State News Agency, the inauguration ceremony of the Muslim World League’s (MWL) new digital platform was hosted by MWL Secretary-General and Chairman of the Organization of Muslim Scholars Sheikh Dr. Mohammed Al-Issa in Makkah. The event was attended by Muslim religious leaders, prominent statesmen, religious figures, scholars, and heads of international Islamic organizations.
During the launch, an overview was presented of the platform’s key features and its role in introducing a qualitative shift in the league’s institutional communication system as part of its strategic plans to enhance engagement with Muslim communities inside and outside the Islamic world. Al-Issa emphasized that this digital transformation is a significant step within the MWL’s efforts to advance its technical tools and strengthen communication with Muslim peoples through streamlined technological services that meet their needs. He noted that the MWL continues to enhance its technical capabilities in line with the rapid development of modern technologies.
He highlighted that the application is unique in its extensive Sharia-based foundation, which brings together scholars of the Muslim nation who are members of the assemblies, bodies, and councils affiliated with the MWL. The official event concluded with eight key Islamic world leaders, including Sheikhulislam Allahshukur Pashazade, symbolically launching the digital platform.
The ‘Minhaj’ platform offers a wide range of interactive digital services in several world languages, addressing confusion and contradictions found in many existing applications while also adding essential and urgent services.
During his visit to Saudi Arabia, Sheikhulislam Allahshukur Pashazade also met with various prominent Islamic figures, including the Imam and Preacher of the Kaaba House Sheikh Saleh bin Humaid, Secretary General of the Council of Senior Islamic Scholars of Saudi Arabia Dr. Fahad bin Saad Al Majid, and others. During these meetings, he highlighted the reconstruction and restoration efforts undertaken by Azerbaijan in the liberated territories, focusing on reviving the universal Islamic cultural and spiritual heritage affected by Armenian vandalism. He also mentioned the construction of new mosques to replace those destroyed and the resounding calls of the Azan in those territories.
Sheikhulislam Allahshukur Pashazade praised the deepening relations between Azerbaijan and the CMO with the Islamic world, led by President Ilham Aliyev, emphasizing their growing role in advancing intra-Islamic solidarity and dialogue.