Şihabetdin Märcani

 (Tatar: شہاب الدین مرجانی, Cyrillic: Шиһабетдин Мәрҗани, IPA: [ʃihæbetˈdin mærʑæˈni]; 1818–1889) was a Tatar Hanafi Maturidi theologian and historian.

Quotes

 * In religion three things do not exist but these things preserve it: national language, national dress and national customs.
 * As quoted in "Their Language Under Attack, Tatars Turn to Islam to Defend Their Nation’s Future", Window on Eurasia (June 17, 2019)