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Memorial to Imam Bukhari (رحمه الله), Uzbekistan

Memorial to Imam Bukhari
Memorial to Imam Bukhari

This memorial complex, near Samarkand in Uzbekistan houses the grave of Imam Bukhari, most well known for authoring the hadith (sayings of the Prophet) collection named Sahih Bukhari, regarded as the most authentic of all hadith compilations and the most authoritative book after the Quran.

  • Imam Bukhari was born in 810 CE in the city of Bukhara (in Uzbekistan). His full name was Muhammad Ibn Ismail Ibn Ibrahim Ibn al-Mughirah Ibn Bardizbah al-Bukhari. He had a phenomenal memory and travelled throughout the Islamic world devoting himself to the collection, study, proof-reading and organizing of hadith.
The tomb of Imam Bukhari
The tomb of Imam Bukhari – Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Reference:  Wikipedia

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