TO THE LAND OF IMAM AL-BUKHARI (R.A.)

In the history of human civilization, there are individuals whose outstanding activities become part of the worldwide process of spiritual development. Their works embody all the most valuable of the previous experience, and they determine the movement of scientific thought and the spiritual culture of society for many centuries to come. To them belongs the Great Hadith collector Imam al-Bukhari. Theologians of the Muslim world, religious scholars and scientists honor the memory and works of the Great Muhandis. In 1998, in honor of the 1225th anniversary of Imam al-Bukhari, a complex of memorial, religious and spiritual enlightenment facilities was constructed in the Khartang village of the Paiarik district of the Samarkand region of Uzbekistan in the late 20th century. Honorary Professor of the University of KwaZulu-Natal (Durban of South Africa) Abul Fadl Mohsin Ebrahim - in his article " To the land of imam al-Bukhari " shares his impressions of hospitable Uzbek land, his participation in the 1st Congress on Bioethics in Tashkent, fulfilling his dream about visiting Imam Al Bukhari complex. In conclusion of his article, he expressed confidence that on the land of Uzbekistan, Islam will always be respected by its adherents. Indeed, Bukhara has been the capital of Islamic culture for several centuries. Not surprisingly, in the Muslim world, Bukhara firmly consolidated the epithets "Kubbatul Islam" and "Gumbazi Islam", which in Arabic and Farsi means "Dome of Islam". The fact that the city was recognized as the capital of Islamic culture, again confirms the outstanding contribution of this city and its scientists to the development of Islamic civilization. Although the content of the article didn't meet the academic status, the editorial board decided to publish it, as the author had presented deepest respect to the Uzbek nation in it.