Tashkent Khazrati Imam Architectural Complex Muyi Muborak Madrasa 1856-1857 Entrance iwan pishtaq
Khazrati Imam is named after Kaffal Shashi (Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Ismail al-Kaffal al-Kabir as-Shashi, also known as Abu Bakr as-Shashi) 904-979, who was born into a family of locksmiths (kaffal means locksmith), became renowned as a spiritual successor to the hadith scholar Muhammad al-Bukhari (810-870); a poet, polyglot, and the author of many books on Islamic Law. After studying in Baghdad he finally returned to Tashkent to become the first Tashkent Imam.
The Muyi Muborak Madrasah (literally the 'school of the sacred hair') was a small madrasa built in the 16th century as a khanqah for sufi students. The origin of the name relates to a relic attribute to the prophet Muhammad, it is believed that the museum contains a hair strand belonging to the prophet Muhammad. During the 17th century it was converted into a madrasa for students and in 1856-1857, Mirza Ahmad Kushbegi had it rebuilt. Today it houses the library of the Muslim Board of Uzbekistan.
Patron: Mirza Ahmad Kushbegi, a wealthy Kokand Khan known as Tillya Sheikh, the Golden Sheikh, because of his wealth and philanthropy.
Tashkent Khazrati Imam Architectural Complex Muyi Muborak Madrasa 1856-1857 Entrance iwan pishtaq
Khazrati Imam is named after Kaffal Shashi (Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Ismail al-Kaffal al-Kabir as-Shashi, also known as Abu Bakr as-Shashi) 904-979, who was born into a family of locksmiths (kaffal means locksmith), became renowned as a spiritual successor to the hadith scholar Muhammad al-Bukhari (810-870); a poet, polyglot, and the author of many books on Islamic Law. After studying in Baghdad he finally returned to Tashkent to become the first Tashkent Imam.
The Muyi Muborak Madrasah (literally the 'school of the sacred hair') was a small madrasa built in the 16th century as a khanqah for sufi students. The origin of the name relates to a relic attribute to the prophet Muhammad, it is believed that the museum contains a hair strand belonging to the prophet Muhammad. During the 17th century it was converted into a madrasa for students and in 1856-1857, Mirza Ahmad Kushbegi had it rebuilt. Today it houses the library of the Muslim Board of Uzbekistan.
Patron: Mirza Ahmad Kushbegi, a wealthy Kokand Khan known as Tillya Sheikh, the Golden Sheikh, because of his wealth and philanthropy.