MESSAGE: There is nothing to add to the opinion of Lev Zharzhevsky about the architectural merits of Kul Sharif mosque, who wrote that "Kremlin became a garnish to Kul Shrif mosque" ("Evening KAzan", 5.08.2005). Other points of the processes connected to the mosque are more interesting.
Foreign journalists asked Shaymiyev why does the mosque in Kazan Kreml have the name of a man who struggled with Moscow. He answered the following: "The legendary imam was a poet and enlightener. He did not struggle with Moscow, he protected the freedom of a Kazan Khanate which was independent then" ("Argumeny I Fakty", № 26, 2005).
In his speech on the occasion of opening the mosque Shaymiyev spoke about the personality of Kul Sharif in detail: "Kazan"s history saves the memory of the great public and religious figure, imam of Kazan Kremlin mosque Kul Sharif. A poet, a warrior, a thinker, Kul Sharif died, defending the city with his pupils, dervishes and sufis. He wrote in one of his works: "I am ...
