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Ğäbdennasıyr Qursawi

1776 – 1812

Tatar theologian, religious reformer, Islamic scholar and educator

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Lived 1776 – 1812 (aged 35–36). Ğäbdennasıyr Qursawi was a writer and theologian.

Ğäbdennasír İbrahim ulı Qursawí (, ), sometimes spelled Kursavi or Koursavi (1776–1812) was a Tatar educator, Hanafi Maturidi theologian, and prominent Jadidist. He was a brother of Ğäbdelxaliq Qursawí. He studied at Machkara (Malmyzhsky District) village madrassah and later at the Mir-i-Arab Madrasah in Bukhara. From 1794 to 1808 he was imam of the mosque in Yughary Qursa village of Kazan Governorate, Russian Empire and the headmaster of his own madrassah. His surname is, actually, a derivative of "Qursa" in Arabic manner, which means "from Qursa". He is credited with the revival of modernism- and reform-oriented Islam (or Jadidism) among the Tatars, and was the author of numerous articles about religion. He died during the hajj and is buried in Istanbul.

Other names include:

Abunnasyr Gabdennasyr ('Abu an-Nasir) ibn Ibrahim Kursavi (Russian: Абуннасыр Габденнасыр (‘Абу ан-Насир) ибн Иб­ра­хим Курсави) Abunnasyr Gabdennasyr ibn Ibrahim ibn Yarmuhammed ibn Ishtiryak al-Bulgari al-Kazani al-Kursavi (Russian: Абуннасыр Габденнасыр ибн Ибрахим ибн Ярмухаммед ибн Иштиряк аль-Бул­га­ри аль-Казани аль-Курсави) Äbennasıyr Ğäbdennasıyr bine İbrahim Qursawi (Tatar: Әбен­насыйр Габ­ден­на­сыйр бине Ибраһим Курсави)

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Important facts

Born
1776, Qorsa-Poçmaq
Birth century
Died
1812, Istanbul
Occupation
Also known as
ʿAbd-an-Naṣīr Ibn-Ibrāhīm al-Bulġārī al- Qūrṣāwī

Contemporaries

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Ğäbdennasıyr Qursawi?

Tatar theologian, religious reformer, Islamic scholar and educator

When was Ğäbdennasıyr Qursawi born?

Ğäbdennasıyr Qursawi was born in 1776 in Qorsa-Poçmaq.

When did Ğäbdennasıyr Qursawi die?

Ğäbdennasıyr Qursawi died in 1812 in Istanbul.

What was Ğäbdennasıyr Qursawi's occupation?

Ğäbdennasıyr Qursawi was a writer and theologian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Ğäbdennasıyr Qursawi

· Wikidata: Q4248804

· DBpedia: Ghabdennasir Qursawi

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