On March 17 of this year, an event for students was held on the topic "Protection of youth from the influence of missionary work and proselytism" in the meeting hall of the "Silk Road" International University of Tourism and Cultural Heritage.
Boymurodov Sohibnazar Mardonovich, head of the religious affairs committee of the Samarkand regional government, representatives of the Republican religious committee Sharipov Sherzod and Safarov Hakimbek took part in the event.
It was emphasized that the main purpose of the meeting is to promote the purity of Islam, to prevent young people from entering various foreign religious movements prohibited by the laws of the Republic of Uzbekistan, and to be aware of ongoing missionary activity as an ideological and ideological threat.
Important information for students! - When it comes to missionary work, it is important to understand the meaning of this concept.
This word is derived from the Latin verb "missio", which means "to send", "to assign a task", and "missionary" means "performer of a task".
Missionary means a set of theoretical and practical activities aimed at solving defined tasks.
In general, the definitions stated in various dictionaries and sources are very close and similar to each other, and based on them, the following conclusion can be drawn: missionary means the promotion of another religion among peoples who believe in one religion.
Proselytism is the direct forcing of a citizen who believes in a certain religion to renounce his religion and accept another religion.