Omsk Muslim military personnel are sprinkled with blessed water against their will

In the military unit of the Air Force, located in the village. Bright Omsk region, Orthodox prayers are regularly held. At the same time, Muslim soldiers are also sprinkled with holy water, without asking their consent. The Muslim paratroopers appealed to the imam of the Khair-Ikhsan mosque, Zakir Sharypov, with a request to take measures so that adherents of Islam from among the military personnel could not be present during Orthodox rites.

quotes the imam with reference "The imams of the region will pay close attention to this fact and will do everything possible to prevent such "events" from now on with the obligatory sprinkling of the followers of Islam, " Islam.ru to Muslim Press.

Recall that in January 2008 there was information about the forcible sprinkling of Muslim children with holy water in Naberezhnye Chelny. These reports were later refuted .

Sources

• In the military unit of Omsk, Muslim soldiers were sprinkled with holy water against their will // Islam.ru. 2008. May 22. (With reference to Muslim-press)