Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) - The Uzbek people suffered a heavy loss. On 15 August 2021, at the age of 71, a well-known religious and outstanding public figure, chairman of the Muslim Board of Uzbekistan, Mufti Usmonkhon Temirkhon ugly Alimov, died.

Usmonkhon Alimov was born on 1 January 1950 in Ishtykhan district of Samarkand region. In 1982-1983 he studied at the Mir Arab madrasah in the city of Bukhara, in 1983-1987 - at the Tashkent Islamic Institute, in 1989-1990 - at the Karauiyyin University (Morocco).

Having deeply studied the foundations of Islam, having mastered the Arabic and Farsi languages, in 1980-2006 he carried out effective work as the deputy imam and imam-khatib of the Imam Bukhari mosque in Payaryk district of Samarkand region. He showed his high organizational skills and initiative in the course of large-scale work on the construction and improvement of the mausoleum, where our great ancestor Imam Bukhari found eternal peace.

Usmonkhon-domla considered himself a "servant of Imam Bukhari" and was always proud of this honorary title. Becoming the author of the work "Imom Bukhoriy Barakoti", he became one of the first in our country who wrote about the life and work of "the sultan in the science of hadith" - Imam Bukhari.

In 2000-2006, he selflessly worked as the main imam-khatib of Samarkand region, investing his rich knowledge and life experience in good deeds.

In 2006, Alimov was elected chairman of the Muslim Board of Uzbekistan, mufti. Over the past period, he made an invaluable contribution to ensuring the stability of the social, spiritual, religious and educational situation in our country, protecting and promoting the humanistic essence of our religion, educating the young generation in the spirit of respect for national values and generosity, training qualified personnel for the sphere.

The Mufti made a great contribution to the reforms in the religious sphere carried out in the Board of Muslims of Uzbekistan in recent years, in particular, in such noble deeds as the opening of new madrasahs and mosques, the organization of courses for studying the Koran, the publication of the Holy Koran in Arabic and Uzbek languages, the organization of information center under management, creation of a public charitable foundation "Waqf", strengthening relations with Muslim countries and foreign partners.

Not only the Muslims of our country and Central Asia, but the entire Muslim world respected and honored Usmonkhon Alimov as a highly enlightened person and an authoritative scientist.

In 2012, he was elected a member of the Constituent Assembly of the Islamic World Association and a member of the World Council of Ulema. In recent years, he has taken its rightful place in the list of the 500 most influential Muslims in the world, compiled by the Jordanian Islamic Center for Strategic Studies. 

Alimov was a recognized scholar in all Islamic sciences. He was awarded the title of Honorary Doctor of the International Islamic Academy of Uzbekistan. The work "Tafsiri Irfon" belonging to the pen of the mufti is an excellent Uzbek-language interpretation of the meanings of the holy Koran.

More than 20 books have become widely known among our public, such as "Imom Bukhoriy - muqaddislar sultoni" ("Imam Bukhari - sultan of hadith collectors"), "Khazrati Imom" ("Hazrat Imam"), "Yoshlar - kelajagimiz" ("Youth - our future ”),“ Rasulullohning muborak wasiyatlari ”(“ Blessed Testaments of the Messenger of Allah ”),“ Oilada farzand tarbiyasi ”(“ Raising a child ”), as well as over a hundred popular scientific articles of the scientist.

U. Alimov always shared the cares and joys of the people. For educational purposes, he organized a special rubric "Suragan Edingiz" ("You asked"), in which he helped to find answers and solutions to many controversial issues of interest to the public.

For his great services to the state and people, a worthy contribution to strengthening the atmosphere of generosity and interfaith harmony in our society, U. Alimov was awarded the Order of "El-Yurt Kurmati".

The bright memory of the wonderful son of our people, the famous ulema, an outstanding public figure, a caring mentor of youth, a modest and sincere person Usmonkhon Alimov will forever remain in our hearts.

Sh.Mirziyoyev, T.Narbaeva, N.Ismoilov,

A. Aripov, S. Minovarov, S. Turdiev, S. Toshboev