4. The State, ‘Official’ ʿUlamāʾ and Tatar Qur’an Commentary-Translations in Russia
Journal: The global Qur'an
Year: 2025

This chapter traces the history and contemporary issues of Qur’anic commentary (tafsīr) and translation (tarjama) among the Kazan Tatars in Russia, from the nineteenth century to the present day. It emphasizes the interaction between the institution of the muftiate, which emerged during the Russian colonial period in the eighteenth century, and Russian state authorities. This interaction manifests as a central theme and remains discernible in contemporary Qur’an translations such as that associa