Iske Tash Mosque

The Iske Tash Mosque (Russian Мечеть Иске - Таш, Tatar Иске Таш мәчет, Iske Tas mäçet ), and Mosque of the Old Stone, Starokamennaja Mosque ( Старокаменная мечеть ) or Ninth Cathedral ( Девятая соборная ), located in the Russian city Kazan, the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan.

History

According to an old legend, the mosque should be built in a place to which a common grave of Muslim fighters, who have defended in 1552 Kazan was. The grave was marked with a " big old stone " ( Tatar for Iske taş ).

The mosque was built in the years 1801/ 02 through donations of businessman Gabdulla 'm Gabdulsälam 'm Ütämisch al - Maskarawi († 1932) erected. The Qibla of the mosque was hosted by the Tatar theologians Gabdennasir Kursawi. The building was reconstructed by Alexander Schmidt Probably 1830-1840 and expanded.

In the 19th century the church was led by imams who came from the Amir Khan family; including the historian Husain Amir Khan who was from 1847 to 1889, Mullah of the mosque, and his son, the teacher Muhametzarif Amir Khan, who was from 1875 to 1921 the Imam.

Like many other mosques of the region was also closed this end of the 1930s, following a decision of the Central Executive Committee of the Republic of Tatarstan and made accessible to the faithful again until 1994.