1.0The Open International Competition for the Development of Concept Design of the Cathedral Mosque of Kazan and Surrounding Areahttps://igelek.tatar/en/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="dJ7xDzvklW"><a href="https://igelek.tatar/en/publications/the-1803-quran-for-children/">The 1803 Quran for Children</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://igelek.tatar/en/publications/the-1803-quran-for-children/embed/#?secret=dJ7xDzvklW" width="600" height="338" title="“The 1803 Quran for Children” — The Open International Competition for the Development of Concept Design of the Cathedral Mosque of Kazan and Surrounding Area" data-secret="dJ7xDzvklW" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://igelek.tatar/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/03.jpg19201535Today we will take a look at the "children's" Quran, which was printed at thevery beginning of the 19th century in the Asiatic Printing House in Kazan.In the context of Muslim culture, the Quran is regarded as the "Book ofBooks," the sacred text, and the spiritual guidance for believers. That's why theavailability of Arabic fonts at a printing house, Kazan Muslims devoted theirefforts to printing the Quran. It is noteworthy that alongside the large two-volumeedition, which demanded significant effort in typesetting, printing, and binding, theprinting house is also preparing another format of the Quran for publication - theso-called "children’s" version.The provenance of such a title is of interest. The answer can be found in thecolophon, located on the final page of the last volume of this series. It is written inArabic script in Tatar, reading, "The Noble Speech of Allah is printed byGabdelgaziz Burashev based on the Emperor's decree for children."The "children's" Quran is a 10-volume set of small-sized books, with eachpage designed to accommodate nine lines of text. Each volume includes three juz'.The juz' is one of 30 sections of roughly equal parts in the Quran, traditionallyrecited one per day during the month of Ramadan.The Quran's unconventional format was printed on a single occasion in 1803,with limited edition of 1,000 copies.The narrow format of this book was advantageous not only for memorizingthe text, but also for carrying in the narrow breast pocket of a young reader'sjacket.The complete set of this 10-volume book is kept in the collection of theScientific Library of Kazan Federal University. A separate volume of the"children's" Quran of the only edition of 1803 is held in the collection of the KazanKremlin Museum-Reserve. It was acquired in December 2023 with the assistanceof the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Tatarstan. The previous owner hadcollected 16, 17, and 18 juzas of the sixth volume, as well as 19 and 20 juzas of theseventh volume, under one cover. And it's not sacrilege, its common practice. Thisexample, which involves combining different books under one cover at the owner'sdiscretion, is a common occurrence in the field of book restoration. In 2024,restoration work was conducted, which included cleaning the sheets and binding toremove dirt and restore any lost fragments.These individual volumes and entire sets demonstrate the publishers'commitment to enhancing the accessibility of the Quran for readers. This could beconsidered an early form of recognizing children's right to read, acknowledgingtheir access to reading material within the Tatar-Muslim cultural context.Our subsequent publications will focus on printers, which are bookproduction factories.* The Quran. Volume 6 of 10. 1803. Kazan, Asian Printing House of the ImperialGymnasium. From the funds of the Kazan Kremlin Museum-Reserve.Photo from the exhibition Kazan editions of the Quran in the Gallery of the KulSharif Mosque of the Kazan Kremlin Museum-Reserve.**Materials provided by the State Budgetary the Kazan Kremlin Museum-Reserve.