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
,
Bolgar
,
Tatarstan
,
Russia

54°57′47″N 49°03′45″E
Websitebolgar.academy

History

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 complex in Bolgar

In July 2017, the White Mosque 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

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

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

StateCityOrganization
 AzerbaijanBakuTheology Institute of Azerbaijan
 AzerbaijanBakuIdrak Public Association
 FranceParisFaculty of Islamic Sciences
 IndiaDeobandDarul Uloom Deoband
 JordanMafraqAl al-Bayt University
 KazakhstanAlmatyNur-Mubarak University
 KyrgyzstanBishkekIslamic University of Kyrgyzstan
 MoroccoTétouan and TangierAbdelmalek Essaâdi University
 SyriaDamascusDamascus University
 United Arab EmiratesAbu DhabiWorld Council of Muslim Communities
 United Arab EmiratesAbu DhabiMohammed V University
 United Arab EmiratesSharjahUniversity of Sharjah
 UzbekistanTashkentInternational Islamic Academy of Uzbekistan
 UzbekistanTashkentTashkent Islamic Institute
 UzbekistanTashkentImam Bukhari Research Center

References
  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. "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. "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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