Malaysian media report about relics of Islam, carefully preserved in Uzbekistan

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Popular Malaysian newspaper BERITA HARIAN published a detailed article under the headline “The Quran with the blood of Usman was preserved in Uzbekistan”, dedicated to the most ancient manuscript of the Quran still preserved in Tashkent in the Madrasah Muyi Muborak, part of the Khazrati Imam Ensemble.

The newspaper “BERITA HARIAN” is published daily with a circulation of 150 thousand copies and has more than 4 million Internet readers.

A Malaysian journalist describes in detail the history of the writing of the holy book, the respectful attitude to this relic by caliph Usman, as well as his death while reading a manuscript. The author emphasizes that after the death of the third Caliph Uthman, his successor, the fourth Caliph Ali, took the Samarkand Qufic Quran from Medina to Kufa (Iraq). However, 700 years later, the great commander Amir Temur conquered Iraq and delivered the manuscript to Samarkand.

The article also describes the measures of the Government of Uzbekistan to promote the spiritual and historical heritage of the country in order to increase the tourist flow, including tourism along the “Ziyorat” line.

In conclusion of his article, a Malaysian journalist notes that “in Uzbekistan, which is the center of Islamic civilization, a collection of more than 20 thousand books and 3 thousand manuscripts of great Islamic thinkers and scientists in the field of astronomy, mathematics and medicine, as well as Hadith, laws and interpretation of the Quran. "