Bulgarian Islamic Academy

The Bulgarian Islamic Academy (Russian: Болгарская исламская академия, Tatar: Болгар ислам академиясе) is a theological islamic instite in Bolgar, Tatarstan, Russia.

Bulgarian Islamic Academy
Russian: Болгарская исламская академия
Tatar: Болгар ислам академиясе
Typetheological
Established2017 (2017)
RectorAinur Timerkhanov
Address
1A Qol Ghali
, , ,
54°57′47″N 49°03′45″E / 54.96306°N 49.06250°E / 54.96306; 49.06250
Websitebolgar.academy

History edit

In November 2015, the President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov signed a decree on the establishment of the Bulgarian Islamic Academy.[1][2] It's stated the creation of a domestic Islamic theological school is the main purpose.[3] The creation of the academy was supported by the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin.[4]

On May 21, 2016, on the day of the adoption of Islam by Volga Bulgaria, a solemn ceremony of laying a memorial stone in the foundation of the educational and residential complex of the academy took place.[5][6] On May 20, 2017, the construction of educational and residential and 6 bedroom buildings for teachers and students was completed.[7]

 
White Mosque [ru] complex in Bolgar

In July 2017, the White Mosque [ru] complex, consisting of a mosque, a madrasah and a residence, was attached to the academy.[8]

On September 4, 2017, the opening of the institution took place.[9]

Education edit

Due to the acute shortage of highly qualified teachers with higher Islamic education, foreign theologians were invited to work at the Bulgarian Islamic Academy: from Jordan, Egypt, Morocco and Syria.[10] At first, the teaching took place in Arabic.[11]

Much attention is paid to the study of the Tatar and Old Tatar languages.[10]

The academy trains masters and doctors of Islamic Sciences. From 2020 The academy also trains specialists in the "Theology".[8]

In the 2021/2022 academic year, 22 teachers take part in the implementation of educational programs, 5 of them are foreign.[8]

International cooperation edit

The academy has cooperation agreements with a number of foreign educational institutions and scientific and public organizations.[12]

State City Organization
  Azerbaijan Baku Theology Institute of Azerbaijan
  Azerbaijan Baku Idrak Public Association
  France Paris Faculty of Islamic Sciences
  India Deoband Darul Uloom Deoband
  Jordan Mafraq Al al-Bayt University
  Kazakhstan Almaty Nur-Mubarak University
  Kyrgyzstan Bishkek Islamic University of Kyrgyzstan
  Morocco Tétouan and Tangier Abdelmalek Essaâdi University
  Syria Damascus Damascus University
  United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi World Council of Muslim Communities
  United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Mohammed V University
  United Arab Emirates Sharjah University of Sharjah
  Uzbekistan Tashkent International Islamic Academy of Uzbekistan
  Uzbekistan Tashkent Tashkent Islamic Institute
  Uzbekistan Tashkent Imam Bukhari Research Center

References edit

  1. ^ "Рустам Минниханов подписал указ о создании Болгарской исламской академии и воссоздании Собора Казанской иконы Божьей Матери". tatcenter.ru (in Russian). 4 November 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  2. ^ ""ТР ПРЕЗИДЕНТЫ ЯҢА УКАЗГА КУЛ КУЙДЫ"". Ялкын (in Tatar). 4 November 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Подписан указ о Болгарской исламской академии". РИА Новости (in Russian). 14 November 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Встреча с муфтиями централизованных религиозных организаций мусульман России и руководителями Болгарской исламской академии". Kremlin.ru (in Russian). 25 January 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  5. ^ "В Татарстане прошли торжества в честь принятия ислама Волжской Булгарией". РИА Новости (in Russian). 21 May 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  6. ^ Дамира Хайрулина (21 May 2016). "В Татарстане заложили капсулу в основание Болгарской исламской академии". ТАСС (in Russian). Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  7. ^ "В Татарстане завершено строительство Болгарской исламской академии". ТАСС (in Russian). 18 May 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  8. ^ a b c "Общая информация". bolgar.academy (in Russian). Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  9. ^ Ирина Дурницына (4 September 2017). "Болгарская исламская академия торжественно открылась в Татарстане". РИА Новости (in Russian). Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  10. ^ a b "В Татарстане открыли Болгарскую исламскую академию. Что это и кого будет готовить новый вуз?". Казань24.ru (in Russian). 4 July 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  11. ^ "Владимир Мединский встретился со студентами Болгарской исламской академии". Islam-Today (in Russian). 30 October 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  12. ^ "Международная деятельность". bolgar.academy (in Russian). Retrieved 7 March 2022.

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