GALIYA

GALIYA, higher madrassa under the 2nd Grand Mosque in Ufa. It opened for worship in October, 1906. The founder is Z.Kamalyetdinov. It was under the Orenburg Muslim Spiritual Assembly jurisdiction and maintained with private donations. The educational process was governed by both the Rector and Imam Khatib of the mosque. Students were 15 to 45 years old males, who graduated from middle madrassa’s senior and middle classes (in special cases even from primary classes) and who successfully passed the entrance exams. All students had to pay for their instruction. The course of study lasted 6 years, during which students received both theological and secular education. Sh.Babich, S.Gabyashi, M.Gafuri, A.F. Zubairov, S.Kudash and others were among the madrassa’s students. The madrassa was closed in 1918. In 1919, the 2nd grade school for males was opened in conjunction with the madrassa. G. was located in the 2nd Grand Mosque building. Since 1908 it has had its own 3‑storey stone building (modern address: 5, Ulitsa Chernyshevskogo). Since 2002, the Russian Islamic University is located in this building. The madrassa’s building is a historical and architectural monument. The commemorative tablets on it are dedicated to S.Babich, M.Gafuri and G.G.Ibrahimov.