On the 27th day of the month of Jumada al-Akhirah (December 17), a public lecture by the Mufti of Tatarstan, Chairman of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of the Republic of Tatarstan (DUM RT), Director of the Muhammadiya Madrasah, Doctor of Sharia Sciences, and Qurra-Hafiz Kamil hazrat Samigullin took place in the small hall of the G. Kamal Tatar State Academic Theatre.

The lecture was organized by the National Museum of the Republic of Tatarstan with the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Tatarstan. The Mufti’s address opened the scientific conference “Museum Epistemologies: Print and Intellectual Traditions from the Volga to the Caucasus,” held in honor of the 125th anniversary of the Karimov Brothers’ Printing House. The Mufti and the audience were welcomed by the Minister of Culture of the Republic of Tatarstan Irada Ayupova and Acting Director General of the National Museum of the Republic of Tatarstan Airat Fayzrakhmanov.

The audience of Kamil hazrat’s lecture included not only shakirds (students) and theologians from Kazan, but also professional theologians, art historians, museum specialists, and others. He delivered a lecture on the topic “The Contribution of Tatar Theologians to the Development of Qur’anic Studies. Traditions of Tatar Qur’an Printing. History and Modernity.”

The scholarly presentation included a brief historical overview of the compilation of the Qur’an from the time of the Prophet ﷺ and after his passing, as well as the subsequent canonization of the Holy Book. This allowed listeners to gain a deeper understanding of the prerequisites for the formation and development of the national school of Qur’anic studies and to appreciate the exceptional contribution of Tatar scholars to this field and to Qur’an printing. In addition, the audience learned about contemporary achievements of Kazan Islamic scholars in this area. In particular, Kamil hazrat spoke about the activities of DUM RT aimed at reviving and renewing the “Kazan Edition” mushaf and preparing the first modern handwritten Qur’an in Russia.

The lecture concluded with a question-and-answer session. Among the questions were proposals to organize exhibitions of Mufti Kamil hazrat’s personal collection of mushafs and inquiries about the history of creating the handwritten Qur’an of DUM RT.

Source: dumrt.ru