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Märcaniä

Coordinates: 55°46′49″N 49°07′01″E / 55.78027°N 49.11695°E / 55.78027; 49.11695
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The building of the former madrasa

Märcaniä (Tatar: Мәрҗания, Märcaniä, مرجانیة) was a madrasa in Kazan attached to the Märcani Mosque.

Brief history

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It was created around 1770 and had many (often coexisting) names, including The First Cathedral Mosque's madrasa and Yunısof's madrasa. Later, it acquired the name Märcaniä, in honour of Şihabetdin Märcani,[1] who was madrasa's mudarris between 1850 and 1889, during whose leadership the madrasa became a major center of Muslim education in the area; apart from religious subjects, mathematics, astronomy and history and other non-religious subjects were taught.

In 1918, the madrasah was officially closed, but Märcani Mosque's imam Safiulla Abdullin continued to secretly teach shakirds until 1923.[2]

Famous students

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Märcaniä was an alma mater for Xösäyen Yamaşef, Salix Säydäş, Xösäyen Fäyezxanof, Ğäbdelğälläm Fäyezxanof, Ğabdraxman Ğömäri, Sitdıyq Aydarof, Käşşaf Tärcemani, Ğabdulla Apanayef, Morat Rämzi and others.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Мәрҗани Шиһабетдин". Татарстан Язучылар берлеге (in Tatar). 2019-04-17. Retrieved 2022-08-06.
  2. ^ a b "Институт Татарской Энциклопедии". www.ite.antat.ru. Retrieved 2022-08-06.
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55°46′49″N 49°07′01″E / 55.78027°N 49.11695°E / 55.78027; 49.11695