SCHOLARS

Having Allah’s mercy, our native land has produced and edu­cated great scholars and geniuses who have made contributions of world scale importance to the development of science and culture not only from such world famous cities as Bukhara, Samarkand, Nasaf, Termez but also from the farthest provinces of the country. …

At the end of the 10th century and the beginning of the 11th century, Khoresm’s fame and glory began to spread throughout the East and the West. During this period, such great scholars and geniuses as Muhammad Musa al-Khoresmi, Abu Rayhan Beruni, Abu Ali ibn Sina (Avicenna), Muhammad az-Zamakhshari, etc., …

Alauddin as-Samarqandi’s role in the development of science and education in Central Asia Though the historical sources inform us that the period in which Alauddin as-Samarqandi lived was full of political instability and cultural dissatisfaction, the science and education in the area had its own way of development. This consideration …

Alauddin as-Samarqandi’s followers and students Alauddin as-Samarqandi was a great master in teaching and educating his students and followers. He educated a number of i mature specialists in the field of Islamic sciences. First of all, he j began to teach his beloved daughter Fatima. He taught her the pronunciation …

Very little information about the great scholar and famous lawyer of his time Alauddin as-Samarqandi (died in 539/1144-45) has reached us. He was a well-known expert in different branches of the Islamic sciences as aqaid, tafsir, usul al-fiqh, furu al-fiqh and kalam. The historical sources we have at our disposal …

Az-Zamakhshari’s another precious book is “Atvaqu-z-zahab fi-1-mavaiz va-l-khutab” (A Golden Collection of Lectures and Advice). It contains useful stories and advisable instructions that could be useful in the life of a Muslim. In 1835,    a German orientalist Fon Homer translated the book into the German language and published it with …

After living in Mecca for three years, the scholar wanted to go back to his motherland and left Mecca. On the way home, he made a short stay in Baghdad. At that time, Baghdad was one of the civilized centres of science and education. There he had meetings with the …

Khoresm has always been famous throughout the history for his great people, scholars and geniuses in multifarious activities. Espe­cially, the names of such geniuses who were born and educated in the Middle Ages in Khoresm as Muhammad Musa al-Khoresmi, Abu Rayhan al-Beruni, Abu Abdullah al-Khoresmi, Ibn Miskavayh, Abu Nasr al-Iraq, …

Abdullah as-Subazmuni’s teachers and students There were a number of teachers and students (followers) of Abdullah as-Subazmuni. In his famous book “Kashf al-asar”, he made a number of citations from the most famous roviys, i.e. experts, and well-known scientists of his time who lived in the area stretching from our …