The event began with the recitation of the Qur’an and du’a led by Sheikh Hafiz-Qurra Ma’mun ar-Rawi, a direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and chairman of the competition jury.

The festival opened on October 30 with a master class titled “Relief Drawing from Sculptural Mixture”, conducted by Yermek Murumbaev, a teacher at the Tatar School of Arts.