Sunday, December 21, 2014

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.
Reference: Wikipedia , www.manzaratourism.com/uzbekistan/imam-al-bukhari-complex ( photo )

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