Ghabdennasir Qursawi
Qursawí Ğäbdennasír İbrahim ulı /quhrr-sah-WEE ghab-den-nah-SEYR ee-brah-HEEM oo-LE/, sometimes spelled as Kursavi or Koursavi (1776-1812) was a Tatar educator and an Islamic theologian or Jadidist. He was a brother of Ğäbdelxaliq Qursawí /ghab-del-khah-leeq/. He studied at Mäçkärä /mach-ka-RA/(Malmyzh District's) village medrese and later at "Mir-Arab" medrese in Bukhara. From 1794 to 1808 he was imam of the village mosque in Yuğarı Qursa /yoo-ghah-RE qoor-SAH/ (Kazan District and the headmaster of his own medrese. He is credited with the revival of 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.
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