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SAYYID AMIR KULAL MOSQUE

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 GOOD PART OF THE DAY MY DEAR FOLLOWERS SECOND DAY OF OUR PRACTICE WAS HOLD AT SAYYID AMIR KULAL TOMB Haj Sayyid Amir Kulal was born in 1287 in the village of Sukhor near Bukhara (now Kagan district of Bukhara region). He was engaged in pottery, and he was considered a patron of all potters in Central Asia. Kulal (“potter”) is one of the spiritual authorities and the sheikh of the Sufi school Hadzhagana. Sheikh Sayyid Amir Kulal in accordance with the tradition of Hadzhagana had 4 deputies and 114 followers. In his youth, Amir Kulal was fond of wrestling and spent time in competitions. At that time,the famous Sheikh Muhammad BabaiSammasi noticed him. Amir Kulal became his murid, and later he became the fourth deputy. ShaykhBabaySammashi entrusted to Amir Kulalthe upbringing of his “spiritual son” BahaaddinNaqshband. Haj Sayyid Amir Kulal introduced Bahaaddin to the rules and concepts of the mystical path of Hadzhagana, the ways of pronouncing dhikr and the traditions of spiritual c...

Nogai Caravansarai

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Have a good day my dear subscribers. Long time to see you guys we started our second courses practical days. So our teacher is Dilnoza Olimovna  We started our first day at NOGAI CARAVANSARAI Just south of the  Tok-i-Saffaron , along the Shah Rud Canal, is the Nogai Caravanserai, built in the 1720s during the reign of the Shaybinids. This modest-sized caravanserai has a pleasant stone paved, tree-strewn courtyard surrounded by forty-five-odd room which once served as temporary quarters for traveling merchants  and caravan men. The rooms now serves as shops selling miniatures, puppets, and the usual array of silk and wool goods, including suzanis and wall-hangings.  Shah Rud Canal in the foreqround; Nogai Caravanserai on the other side. Front of Nogai Caravanserai Nogai Caravanserai Courtyard ( Enlargement   for ames) A few hundred yards down the Shah Rud Canal is the Khodja Mosque and Gaukushan Madrassa Complex. “Gaukushan” reportedly means “one who kills bulls”...

15th DAY OF PRACTICE AT MIRI ARAB MADRASAH

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 GOOD MORNING MY LOVELY SUBSCRIBERS  YOU ARE IN MEXRANGIZ'S BLOG AGAIN  HOW ARE YOU? BUT I AM LITTLE BIT SADπŸ˜“πŸ˜­πŸ˜­πŸ˜­πŸ˜­ BECAUSE TODAY OUR LAST PRACTICAL DAY STILL I AMREADY TO SHARE MY EXPRESSIONS WITH YOU There are two big blue domes of the Miri-Arab madrasah towering above the surrounding buildings in the center of Bukhara. Along with the Kalyan mosque and minaret, this religious educational establishment forms the whole ensemble Poi-Kalyan that is the spiritual center of the city. Construction of the Miri-Arab madrasah dates back to the 16th century and is related to the sheikh Abdallah Yamani (from Yemen), the spiritual pir (guide) of sheybanids. The exact date of the beginning of the construction is still unknown. According to one version, scientists believe that the building was erected in the period of 1530-1535/1536. The other version states, that the madrasah was built to celebrate the victory of the sheybanid army over the troops of the Sefevid shah Ismail I in t...

14th DAY OF PRACTICE AT MASJIDI KALYAN

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 HI MY DEAR FOLLOWERS        HOW ARE YOU? I HOPE YOU ARE IN A GOOD MOOD LIKE ME  TODAY WE VISITED TO HISTORICAL PLACE THE MASJIDI KALYAN  The Kalyan Mosque is one of the outstanding monuments of Bukhara, dating back to the fifteenth century. According to data from archaeological excavations, the original Karakhanid Djuma Mosque was destroyed by fire and dismantled, apparently at the time of the Mongolian invasion. Some time later, it was rebuilt, but this reconstructed mosque did not remain long. A new mosque was built in the fifteenth century, at the time of the Sheybanids, according to written sources of the time. Under Temur, the construction of monumental buildings was concentrated in Samarkand and Shahrisabz. However, under Ulughbek, the powerful clergy of Bukhara initiated the construction of a new Djuma Mosque on the site of the old one. Its dimensions are just slightly smaller than those of the Bibi-Khanum, Temur's congregational mosque in Sama...

13th DAY OF PRACTICE AT MINARET KALYAN

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GOOD AFTERNOON MY DEAR SUBSCRIBERS  HOW ARE YOU?   IF YOU ASK FROM ME I AM PERFECT AS A USUAL I AM READY TO SHARE MY EXPRESSIONS WITH YOU Kalyan Minaret is one of the tallest buildings in Bukhara, its height is 46.5 m, and a fundamental part of all its leaves to a depth of 10 m with a diameter at the base of 9 m. Powerful tapered thinning ends up with massive pillar lantern cylindrical rotunda on stalactite crown. You can visit this place  whitin Uzbekistan tours .  Kalyan Minaret is located in eastern part of Bukhara and the history of its construction referred to the XI century. This monument originally served for the purpose of call for Muslim prayers. However later, this high minaret became an observation post, from which followed the appearance of the enemy and also served as a kind of beacon for trade caravans. During the reign of Bukhara ruler of the Mangits Board it served as a place of public punishment where from top of minaret thrown down on a stone. That ...

TWELVETH DAY OF OUR PRACTICE AT MIRZO ULUG'BEK MADRASAH

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 HI MY DEARS     HOW  ARE YOU? I HOPE YOU ARE ALSO OVER THE MOON LIKE ME TODAY WE VISITED TO THE MIRZO ULUGBEK MADRASAH Ulugbek Madrasah in Bukhara is one of the earliest buildings, which was constructed by the donation of Ulugbek (1394 - 1449 gg.). It was completed in 1417 and it was not known before the opening of Ulugbek madrasah in Samarkand. Ulugbek, according to historian Al- Abdurazzakov Samarkand, visited his madrassa in the month of Dhu al- ka'da (November 1419) at a trip to Bukhara. Here he wrote about the author said: "Shahzad Ulugbek was pleased to visit the madrasah, located within the city of Bukhara and constructed due to its exceptional generosity." Ulugbek Madrasah was repaired several times. The first repair was made on the order of Ubaidullah Khan (1533 -1539 years). During the reign of Khan and his son Abdulaziz (1539 - 1549) in the Ulugbek Madrasah were taught eminent scholars, poets, calligraphers. After a while, in 1586, here was made even one ...

ELEVENTH DAY OF PRACTICE AT SITORAI MOKHI-KHOSSA MUSEUM

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 πŸ›πŸ› GOOD AFTERNOON MY DEARSπŸ™‹πŸ™‹πŸ™‹πŸ™‹πŸ™‹πŸ™‹  YOU ARE IN MEXRANGIZ'S BLOG AGAIN  I HOPE YOU ARE IN A GOOD MOOD  TODAY WE VISITED TO THE LEGENDARY SITORAI MOKHI-KHOSSA MUSEUM In the mid-XIX century Emir of Bukhara Nasrullah Khan decided to build a new country seat for himself. To choose the coolest place not to suffer from summer heat, the architects made recourse to an old method - dressed muttons were put on the potential sites of construction. The place, where the meat got spoiled last, was chosen for the construction of the suburban pearl of Bukhara. Unfortunately, this palace did not survive to the present day. Several decades later, another emir of Bukhara Mir Sayyd Muhammad Alim Khan initiated the construction of a new palace there. A legend has it that, Emir devoted the palace to his wife Sitora. The construction work which lasted several years resulted in the residence of unprecedented beauty. The Bukhara architects having trained in Russia managed to combine or...