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Al-Bukhari or Buxori (810-870 AD) compiled a Hadith, a huge collection of the sayings of the Prophet Mohammed, and related commentary. A grand mausoleum was built over his tomb in 1997. Since 2021 this has been closed for reconstruction.
The Memorial Complex of Imam al-Bukhari is an Islamic religious complex located in the district of Xo'ja Ismoil in the city of Samarkand, Uzbekistan. It mainly consists of a mosque and a memorial to Muhammad ibn Ismail al-Bukhari, the compiler of Sahih al-Bukhari, one of the canonical Hadith compilations in Sunni Islam. It is a relatively modern complex, built in the 20th-century over the ruins of a 16th-century mosque.
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The complex takes its name from Mahdumi Azam, who lived between the 15th and 16th centuries and was a famous theologian and founder of the Dahbediya Sufi order (which is closely related to the Naqshbandi order). There is a 17th-century mosque, and centuries-old wide and tall plane trees grow here. The historical building of the Khanaqah is also worth seeing. Interestingly, the Yalangtush Bahadur, who built two of the three madrasas in the Registan Ensemble (Sherdar Madrasa and Tilla Kari Madrasa), is buried here. It is more convenient and faster for tourists to get here by taxi from Samarkand.
The mosque is named after a famous theologian who lived and was buried in this area (there is a cemetery in the back). It has a beautiful hall.
A large Seventh-day Adventist Church, built after Uzbekistan's Independence. In addition to Orthodox, Catholic, and Armenian Christians, Samarkand has many churches and adherents of other Christian denominations, including Protestants, Seventh-day Adventists, Baptists, Presbyterians, Jehovah's Witnesses, Mormons, Lutherans, and Korean Christian churches. Services of all these denominations are held mainly in Russian, as well as in Uzbek and Tajik.
Surrounded by Soviet-era apartment buildings, the park features a variety of amusement rides (including several from the Soviet era) and fast-food outlets. The prices for the rides are quite affordable for tourists from Europe or the United States. The technical condition of the rides may vary, although there are many new ones.
Samarkand is home to a small number of Bahais, who have their own official community spiritual center in the depths of a one-story residential area. The Bahais of Samarkand, like the so-called "non-traditional" Christian denominations, are multi-ethnic.
Khoja Daniyor Mausoleum
The Prophet Daniel is a mythical figure, and the Biblical Book of Daniel is thought to be a jibe against Antiochus IV Epiphanes, who persecuted the Jews in the 2nd century BC - with just enough disguise for its authors to escape imperial wrath. Six cities claim to have Daniel's tomb, and pride of place goes to Susa in Iran. The Samarkand tomb and shrine is along the north wall of Afrosiab but outside that ticketed area.