The Council of Muftis subjected it, but the head of the Central Muslim Spiritual Directorate Talgat Tadzhuddin, who suffered almost the most in the book, does not consider it offensive. “...I... am glad,” noted Deacon Andrei Kuraev, “that representatives of the Islamic community of Russia were able to rise above their personal ambitions and give a calm scientific assessment of Silantiev’s scientific research.” The MDA professor believes that “the study of rumors is also absolutely necessary.” But there is no research in Silantyev’s book. He does not comment on the unsightly facts that are presented in abundance on the pages of his work.