{"id":52801,"date":"2026-09-25T14:10:21","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T09:10:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bukhari.uz\/?p=52801"},"modified":"2026-09-24T18:12:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T13:12:10","slug":"imam-bukharis-legacy-in-the-malay-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bukhari.uz\/?p=52801&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Imam Bukhari\u2019s Legacy in the Malay World"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">An international conference entitled \u201cImam Bukhari\u2019s Influence on the Malay World: The Cases of Brunei Darussalam and Malaysia\u201d was jointly organized by the Imam Bukhari International Scientific Research Center and Universiti Islam Sultan Sharif Ali (UNISSA) in Brunei Darussalam.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-52531 tie-appear\" src=\"https:\/\/bukhari.uz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/tad14092.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bukhari.uz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/tad14092.jpg 660w, https:\/\/bukhari.uz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/tad14092-300x200.jpg 300w\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-52532 tie-appear\" src=\"https:\/\/bukhari.uz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/tad14093.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bukhari.uz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/tad14093.jpg 660w, https:\/\/bukhari.uz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/tad14093-300x200.jpg 300w\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The conference brought together researchers from the Center, representatives of the Hadith Science School, leading Orientalists and manuscript specialists from Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia, Indonesia, T\u00fcrkiye and Egypt, as well as international research fellows.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">At the opening ceremony, Professor Shovosil Ziyodov, Director of the Center, and Dr. Hajah Siti Sara binti Haji Ahmad, Vice-Rector of UNISSA, highlighted the strong historical foundations of the centuries-old scholarly and intellectual ties connecting the peoples of Transoxiana and Southeast Asia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bukhari.uz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/tad14095.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">During the conference, Professor Muhammad Fawzi bin Hamad of the Academy of Islamic Studies at Universiti Malaya and other international experts delivered presentations on the development of Islamic civilization and manuscript studies in the Malay world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The discussions focused primarily on the academic significance of <em>Sahih al-Bukhari<\/em> in shaping the education systems and standards of manuscript studies in Malaysia and Brunei Darussalam. Participants emphasized that Imam Bukhari\u2019s research methodology continues to serve as a key benchmark in contemporary Islamic studies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">It was also noted that conducting research in Malay, Arabic and English at leading academic institutions in Malaysia and Brunei provides a strategic bridge for introducing the scholarly heritage of Transoxiana to the wider international academic community.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bukhari.uz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/tad14094.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The discussions also explored the cultural and ethnographic commonalities between Central and Southeast Asian societies, along with the anthropological manifestations of Islamic values and hadith in everyday life and traditions through the concept of \u201cliving hadith.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Participants identified several areas for future cooperation, including the preservation and cataloguing of rare manuscript collections in Brunei Darussalam and other countries across the region, as well as their comparative study alongside archival sources held in Central Asia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bukhari.uz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/tad14096.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">As part of the conference, the Imam Bukhari International Scientific Research Center and UNISSA signed a protocol relating to their Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">During the signing ceremony, Dr. Hajah Siti Sara binti Haji Ahmad described Uzbekistan as a blessed land that had produced some of the greatest representatives of Islamic civilization. She also emphasized the global significance of Imam Bukhari and his rich scholarly legacy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">She noted that the newly formalized partnership would extend beyond serving as a platform for dialogue and provide a practical foundation for advancing manuscript studies, joint research projects and academic exchanges to a new level.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">At the conclusion of the conference, the international guests visited the Imam Bukhari Complex, paid their respects at the scholar\u2019s resting place, and toured the innovative museum and mosque equipped with modern technologies.<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Imam Bukhari International Scientific Research Center<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Press Service<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An international conference entitled \u201cImam Bukhari\u2019s Influence on the Malay World: The Cases of Brunei Darussalam and Malaysia\u201d was jointly organized by the Imam Bukhari International Scientific Research Center and Universiti Islam Sultan Sharif Ali (UNISSA) in Brunei Darussalam. 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