The exhibition «Images of Muslim world»

August 10 – September 5, 2010
      It was organized together with the Fund of support and development of scientific and cultural programs named after Sh. Mardzhani (Russian Federation) within the limits of the international project «Dialogue through culture».
      The exhibition was opened on the eve of the Holy month Ramadan and was devoted to one of the brightest sides of Muslim art.
      There were presented printing shamails from Fund Mardzhani collection, executed on the basis of the Arabian calligraphy, and a collection of Koran editions from funds of the Museum of the First President of RК. Since April 2009 the collection of shamails was exhibited at the State museum of the East and the Columned hall of the Unions House (Moscow), at the National art gallery "Hazine" (Kazan).
      It is possible to call the shamails the Muslim encyclopedia. In these sheets are collected the images of Muslim world, which close and clear to believer people of the XIX-XX cc.
      In translation from Arabic language shamail means «qualities, advantages». In Persian the word shamaiel has additional meaning – «a sacred picture, a portrait, an icon».