In Naberezhnye Chelny , the largest city of Tatarstan, there are two world religions - Christianity and Islam. It is clear that there are many mosques here. One of them is an uncomplicated and youngest in the Naberezhnye Chelny - Ak Mosque.
History of the Ak mosque, Naberezhnye Chelny
In fact, there is a madrassa in the Ak mosque. This is the name of the Muslim educational institution, which functions as a school and a theological seminary. Medrese Ak mosque The centralized religious organization of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of the Republic of Tatarstan was established in 1992. The need for the Ak-Mosque madrassa is explained by the fact that there are not enough imams in the mosques of Naberezhnye Chelny, which would be understandable and could intelligently explain the basics of religion. Since its foundation, Muslim women have studied there. However, since 2000 the institution has been transformed into a masculine one, and the young men live in the rooms assigned to them. Muslim girls are educated in the evening. From 2001 to 2004, the madrasah provided training to kindergarten teachers. Now fifteen teachers who have graduated from the republican universities prepare imam-hatibs, that is, confessors, as well as teachers of the Arabic language and the foundations of Islam.
Ak mosque in Naberezhnye Chelny today
Unfortunately, the building of the Ak mosque can hardly satisfy the curiosity of a tourist striving to receive impressions from the incredible beauty of architecture. To the two-story building, built in Soviet times in unpretentious style, in the form of the letter G, a minaret of tetrahedral form with a sheref (balcony) and lancet windows adjoins. Surrounded by medrese forged fence.
Madrasah is located at Entuziastov Boulevard 12. It is easy to get there - use the tram of the following routes - 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16. You need to leave at the same tram stop "Ak Mosque" in Naberezhnye Chelny.
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