{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"The Open International Competition for the Development of Concept Design of the Cathedral Mosque of Kazan and Surrounding Area","provider_url":"https:\/\/igelek.tatar\/en\/","title":"Two-volume Kazan edition of the Quran published in 1803. - The Open International Competition for the Development of Concept Design of the Cathedral Mosque of Kazan and Surrounding Area","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"20N0EOK8CC\"><a href=\"https:\/\/igelek.tatar\/en\/publications\/kor%d3%99nne%d2%a3-1803-elgy-ike-tomly-kazan-basmasy\/\">Two-volume Kazan edition of the Quran published in 1803.<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/igelek.tatar\/en\/publications\/kor%d3%99nne%d2%a3-1803-elgy-ike-tomly-kazan-basmasy\/embed\/#?secret=20N0EOK8CC\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Two-volume Kazan edition of the Quran published in 1803.&#8221; &#8212; The Open International Competition for the Development of Concept Design of the Cathedral Mosque of Kazan and Surrounding Area\" data-secret=\"20N0EOK8CC\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! 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A few months later, the printing ofbooks in Arabic script was initiated.In August 1803, with the highest permission of the Emperor Alexander I,the full text of the Quran was printed in this printing house (in the building of thelocal gymnasium). It was printed in an edition of 1,500 copies on the suggestionand at the expense of its proprietor, retired officer Gabdelgaziz Burashev. TheSacred Book was presented in two versions: in two volumes and in ten volumes(for children). The photo illustrates both versions, which are archived in thecollection of the Scientific Library of Kazan Federal University.Compared to earlier St. Petersburg editions, the text of the first Kazanedition of the Quran was in compliance with the canonical principles of recordingthe sacred book of Muslims (the so-called al-Rasm al-&#39;Usmani). Thus, the 1803Kazan edition is regarded as the first complete edition of the canonical text of theQuran in the Muslim world.Kazan editions of the Quran were unmistakably distinguished due to artisticpresentation of books. The typesetting typical of European book printing prevailedthroughout the nineteenth century. One of the main features of the Kazan Quranwas the division of ayats (verses) into five-petaled rosettes.The script of the Kazan editions is identical to the script of the St. Petersburgeditions of the Quran, as the same equipment was used. An important distinction ofthe first Kazan edition from the St. Petersburg ones was the absence of marginalcommentary. Each page contained 11 lines.The first and subsequent Kazan editions established the modernprinting standard for the Quran: framed text, numerical page numbering,plainness of script and linearity of the printed text etc. They alsopopularized the practice of including the &quot;khatm&quot; (prayer recited after theQuranic recitation is completed) at the end of the book, information on thesigns of tajwid (rules for reading the Quran), and an index of surahs.We hope to share more about the 1803 children&#39;s edition of the Quran in theforthcoming issue.* The first edition of 1803 was published in two versions: in two and ten volumes.Scientific Library of Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University.Materials are provided by the State Budgetary Institution KazanKremlin Museum-Reserve."}