Hazrati Imam Ensemble ( Uzbe. Hazrati Imom majmuasi ) is a religious complex in Tashkent . The ensemble was erected near the grave of the imam of Tashkent, a scholar, a Koran and Hadith scholar, one of the first preachers of Islam in Tashkent, a poet and craftsman Hazrati Imam (his full name is Abu Bakr ibn Ismail al-Qafal ash-Shoish). According to historical sources, he was also a master in the manufacture of locks and keys for which he earned the nickname "Kaffal", which means "Locksmith," owned 72 languages and translated the Old Testament (Torah) into Arabic [1] .
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A country | Uzbekistan |
City | Tashkent, st. Zarkainar |
Building type | Ensemble |
Relics and Shrines | Qur'an Usman |
In addition to the buildings, there is a library of Eastern manuscripts and the Koran of the Caliph Uthman
There are 353 large parchment sheets in the Qur'an. At first, the Quran was in Medina , then in Damascus and Baghdad . From Baghdad to the Samarkand Quran was transported by Tamerlane . In 1869, the Koran of Usman was exported to St. Petersburg , where they proved its authenticity. From there, the Koran was transferred to Ufa , and after that the Koran of Usman was transported to Tashkent .
The Qur'an of Usman, stored in Tashkent , is the only surviving original manuscript of the Quran. This is evidenced by a certificate issued by UNESCO International Organization on August 28, 2000 [2] .
The construction of the Hazrati Imam Ensemble was completed in 2007. The ensemble consists of the following buildings:
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Cathedral mosque Hazrati Imam . Built in 2007 on the initiative and project of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov . The mosque has two domes and two minarets 53 meters high. The inside of the domes is decorated with gold leaf . At the entrance to the mosque there is an aivan with twenty carved sandalwood columns. Window openings are designed in such a way that they allow the sun's rays to penetrate inside the mosque from sunrise to sunset [2] . | ||
Madrasah Muyi Muborak . Madrasah was built in the XVI century. The hair of the Prophet Mohammed is kept in the madrasah, in connection with which it got its name. The library of the Office of Muslims of Uzbekistan is located in the madrasah. The library contains the Koran of Usman , which dates back to 644–648, as well as about 20 thousand books and manuscripts, translations of the Koran in more than 30 languages. According to some sources, the Madrasah Muyi Muborak (“Sacred Hair”) was rebuilt in 1856-1857. by decree of the Kokand Khan Mirza Ahmed Kushbegi [2] . | ||
Mausoleum of Hazrati Imam | ||
Madrassah Barak Khan . Built in 1531-1532. at the direction of the grandson of Ulugbek - Nauruz Ahmed Khan , who had the nickname “Barak Khan”, which means “lucky”. Inside the madrasah there are two mausoleums - the Mausoleum of Suyunchkhoja Khan, which was erected over the burial of Suyunchkhoja Khan - the first governor of Tashkent from the Uzbek Sheybanid dynasty. The name of the second mausoleum is Untitled. It was built for Barak Khan, but Barak Khan was subsequently buried in Samarkand. The doors of the Barakhan Madrasah cells are decorated with ivory and non-ferrous metals [2] . | ||
Mosque Namazgoh . Built in 1845-1865. It was the venue for Friday and holiday prayers during the reign of the Khan Khudoyar Khan. In the years of the revolution was destroyed and looted, and in the 70s. XX century was restored and transferred to the Office of Muslims of Central Asia and Kazakhstan. In 1971, the Imam Al Bukhari Islamic Institute was opened on the territory of the mosque [2] . | ||
Mausoleum of Hazrati Imam (Kaffal Shoshiy) . Erected in the XVI century in honor of Hazrati Imam (Abu Bakr ibn Ismail al-Qaffal ash-Shoshi). The mausoleum or tomb is built of burnt tiled bricks, decorated with majolica, has a rectangular shape with a large blue dome on top. The windows of the building are decorated with ganch panjara. The tomb is a khanaka and includes cells, a mosque, a tomb and other premises designed to provide shelter for dervishes in hujra . On both sides of the tombstone "Kaffal Shoshiy" adjoin the chillahona. The sons of Hazrati Imam and his disciples are buried in the same place. Not far from the mausoleum there is a house where Khoja Akhrar lived. The tomb of Hazrati Imam (Abu Bakr ibn Ismail al-Qaffal al-Shoshiy) is revered by Muslims all over the world [2] . |
Near the mausoleum is located the house where the master of Sufism , the statesman, Saint Khoja Akhrar Wali lived [1] . Another construction of the Hazrati Imam Ensemble is the Tilla Shaykh Cathedral Mosque, which was built with the funds of one of the richest people of Tashkent in the 19th century - Tilla Shaykh and consists of two parts - mihrabi for the convenience of worshipers.
The Hazrati Imam Ensemble also includes the building of the Spiritual Administration of the Muslims of all Uzbekistan, built by the folk craftsmen of Uzbekistan. The same building houses the Committee for Religious Affairs under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Kaffal ash-Shoshiy (903–975) . ziyouz.uz.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 Hazrati Imam complex . My city.