Möxämmädiä (Tatar: Мөхәммәдия, Möxämmädiä, مرجانیة) was a madrasa in Kazan that was attached to Ğälief Mosque.
Brief history
It was created in 1882 by Ğalimcan Barudi with the assistance of Zäynulla Räsülef and received its name in honour of Möxämmätcan Ğäilef, a merchant, at whose expense madrasa's building was constructed. The sole head of Möxämmädiä was Ğalimcan Barudi; during his absence his duties were performed by his junior brother, Ğabdraxman.
By the beginning of the 20th century, Möxämmädiä was the biggest madrasa in Idel-Ural region with about 800[1] shakirds (students) studying simultaneously; its educational programs and organization of the educational process was a model for many madrasas in the region. Apart from religious disciplines, there were taught Tatar and Russian languages, mathematics, geography, natural sciences, medicine, hygiene, general history, history of Tatar people and of Russia, pedagogy and other non-religious subjects.
Famous teachers and students
- Teachers: Ğäziz Ğöbäydullin, Borhan Şäräf, Äxmätcan Mostafin, Käşşaf Tärcemani, Äbübäker Tereğulof, Säyetgäräy Alkin, Yosıf Aqçura and others.
- Fatix Ämirxan, Xuca Bädiği, Mäcit Ğafuri, Ğäliäsğar Kamal, Baqi Urmançe, Kärim Tiñçurin, Xösäyen Yamaşef, Näqi İsänbät are among Möxämmädiä's famous students.
References
- ↑ "Мөхәммәдия мәдрәсәсе". nur.tatar (in Russian). 2021-10-31. Retrieved 2022-08-06.
External links
- "Мөхәммәдия". tatarica.org (in Tatar). Retrieved 2022-08-04.