The Bolgar Islamic Academy recently hosted a webinar titled “Teaching Islamic Disciplines in Islamic Educational Institutions: Hadith Studies.” The event, organized as part of the Academy’s ongoing methodological support initiative for religious educational institutions, brought together students from the Academy as well as educators and staff from various Islamic institutions across Russia, including the Russian Islamic University under the Central Spiritual Administration of Muslims, the Dagestan Humanities Institute, and the Maryam Sultanova Islamic College (Republic of Bashkortostan), among others.

The lecture was delivered by Dr. Badigh Al-Sayyid Al-Lahham, a distinguished scholar in Islamic sciences and lecturer at the Bolgar Islamic Academy.

In his opening remarks, Roman Ziyakaev, Head of the Department of Religious and Humanitarian Disciplines, noted that such meetings have become a regular tradition aimed at strengthening the professional competencies of educators in religious institutions. Since 2021, the Academy has conducted 14 webinars, demonstrating both the demand for and the effectiveness of this format.

Dr. Al-Lahham’s lecture focused on the classical rules governing hadith transmission and highlighted their enduring relevance in contemporary education. He drew attention to the fact that many of the principles once required of transmitters of the Prophet’s (peace be upon him) sayings can still be applied in modern teaching practices.

The lecturer also emphasized the traditional methodology of hadith instruction, underscoring that the educational process today—like in the time of the Prophet—remains rooted in the personal transmission of knowledge from teacher to student.

“Just as past generations verified the reliability of knowledge by assessing the trustworthiness of transmitters, today we must apply the same scrutiny in an age saturated with misinformation and fake news. It is crucial to know the source of the information we rely on,” Dr. Al-Lahham stressed.

Participants of the webinar explored different types and methods of hadith preservation and transmission and discussed the ethics of the teacher–student relationship in the context of hadith studies.

The session concluded with an open Q&A segment, allowing participants to engage directly with the speaker.