▁of ▁the ▁Al men e vo ▁village . ▁At ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 7 , ▁he ▁became ▁an ▁or phan ▁and ▁left ▁for ▁the ▁Ty umen ▁city ▁where ▁he ▁continued ▁his ▁studies ▁at ▁the ▁Y ana ▁Av yl ▁Mad ras a , ▁and ▁then , ▁at ▁the ▁Mad ras a ▁of ▁the ▁K sh kar ▁village ▁( now ▁in ▁the ▁Ar sky ▁District ▁of ▁T atar stan . ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 8 - 1 8 7 9 , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁teacher ▁in ▁the ▁A km olin sk ▁O blast ▁( Russ ian ▁Empire ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 9 – 1 8 8 5 , ▁he ▁continued ▁his ▁education ▁in ▁Med ina , ▁Me cca ▁and ▁Ist an bul . ▁ ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁Russia ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 5 . ▁From ▁ 1 8 8 5 , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁im am - k hat ib ▁of ▁the ▁c athedral ▁mos que ▁in ▁T ara , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁mud arr is ▁of ▁mad ras a . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 2 - 1 8 9 4 , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁q adi ▁of ▁the ▁O ren burg ▁Muslim ▁Spirit ual ▁Assembly ▁. ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁youth , ▁A . ▁Ib rag im ov ▁ad her ed ▁to ▁the ▁J ad id ▁ideas . ▁A . ▁I bra him ov , ▁who ▁led ▁the ▁anti - cz ar ist ▁propag anda ▁work ▁from ▁the ▁Pan - I sl am ism