Yuri Mikhailov: It’s time everyone rossiyaninu discover Nevydumannye Islam – History – News –
December 16, 2009 – 2:51 am
At the exhibition “Islam in Russia” in Kuwait for the meeting of the Strategic Vision Group “Russia-Islamic World” will be a presentation of a unique edition of Russia Sira of the Prophet – The Life of Prophet Muhammad. ” The book was published scientific publishing center “Ladomir” with the assistance of the Association of cultural, educational and public associations “collection”. The new edition and the forthcoming presentation IslamNews says editor in chief of the center “Ladomir Yuri Mikhailov.
– «Life of Prophet Muhammad” Tawfiq Ibrahim and Natalie Ephraim, has just published scientific publishing center “Ladomir” – it has no European analogues monumental, vividly written biography of the founder of Islam . This is the first in Russian full-scale biography of the Prophet Muhammad, the result of 15 years of research the authors of this publication, the leading national researchers, managed by studying a set of authoritative sources in the Muslim tradition to re-establish full of dramatic picture of life and public ministry, the last in the history of mankind Envoy of God, one of the most prominent personalities in the earth’s annals.
– you talked about that before such a book is not published in Russia. In addition to the literary features of this edition differs from other biographies?
– rich illustrative series (more than three hundred photographs XIX-XXI centuries. Mecca and Medina, Haram and the Prophet, and many other sacred sites), CD-ROM with about fifty panoramic (ball review) of the most important Islamic shrines are designed to recreate the invigorating atmosphere of the Muslim pilgrimage. Panoramic photography done with the latest high-tech equipment such virtuosity that the audience there is a complete illusion of presence at the scene. The publication presents well-preserved photos of things the Prophet (including messages of governors) and his family, reproductions of the most interesting artistic decisions of the Koran; maps of Arabia, whose topography is reconstructed by the authors based on the historiographic sources, indicating the habitats of tribes, the location of the images, passing the caravan routes scheme campaigns and battles of the Prophet; detailed genealogical charts and family tree.
A unique section are reference materials – an explanatory dictionary of the most important for Muslims, the Arabic words, phraseological units and succinct expression, routinely cult speech and everyday life of the faithful have become winged, prayers, sermons and addresses of the Messenger of God, a detailed guide to the entire edition, suitable for use as a good book on Islam.
– Is the book interesting and non-Muslims?
– Collegiate coverage of historical event and doctrinal aspects of a successful combination of scientific thoroughness with accessibility statement raised hopes that this pioneer Russia’s publication attracted considerable attention not only to Muslims, the scientific community, anyone interested in primary source of one of the largest and most dynamic religion, but in general the broad community of Russian-speaking readers worldwide. And such, no less – 278 million people, with the Russians among them 140 million: 100 million Orthodox Christians and 20 million believers. Incidentally, from experience, I can say: the main buyers of Islamic literature in our country serve the Orthodox. And the reason is not that they are all obsessed with the desire to change religious affiliation. In view of Russia multi-confessional community of Islamic spirituality – the most important part of the spiritual foundation of human civilization. And because the mastery of all these riches – natural need seek for the spirit. That is why such a high importance we attach to the issue of professionalism in the Islamic book publishing. In Russia in this respect has been formed and is gaining momentum is a disturbing trend.
– Who besides the authors participated in preparing the book?
– «Life of Prophet Muhammad” was published under the imprint of the Institute of Oriental Studies, Russia Academy of Sciences, approved the distribution and study of the leading centers of Islamic religious and spiritual offices Muslim country.
Layout publication is designed in a creative Workshop Design unique editions “of Moscow State University Press. Released it in the form of two volumes of great-looking landscape format, placed together with a CD in slim case.
Circulation provided by the current “Life of the Prophet Muhammad, was made possible thanks to considerable financial support of the Association of NGOs of the Assembly, supported by individuals believe us, Muslims – true patriots of our country. Now I’m busy looking for money for the production of the second edition of this book, in order to gratuitously put her in Russia’s prisons, military units and city libraries.
– What role knowledge of Islam in Russia will play this book?
– Today, few Russians can read in the original works of Islamic classics. Even a special study of the Arabic language is sometimes not a virtue. But without knowing the spiritual and intellectual foundations of religious tradition, the context in which they were born or any other ideas, doctrinal hard to be adequate, including in addressing the challenges posed by life. That is, paradoxically, the believer is hard to be modern, if he is ignorant.
It is clear that it is easier to transfer the necessary books and make them accessible to almost three hundred million people, speaking today world in Russian, than to teach Arabic everybody.
Russia has lived for centuries the myth of Islam. Only in recent years, our compatriots, in fact the first time in the history of the state, appeared to form an undistorted picture of the religion of the Prophet Muhammad. It is time everyone rossiyaninu discover Nevydumannye Islam and to understand what a huge creative potential while the country is not claimed. My fellow citizens, as believers, and the interests of Islam, should be provided with quality literature, and should not do this at random people, and an expert in his case.
Interview Alfia Muratova
