President Ilham Aliyev visited Center of Islamic Civilization in Tashkent [PHOTOS]

On November 15, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham
Aliyev visited the Center of Islamic Civilization in Tashkent.

The foundation stone for the Center of Islamic Civilization,
established by the Decree of the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat
Mirziyoyev, was laid in 2018. The project, which involved hundreds
of scientists, experts, and religious and public figures, resulted
in a center covering over 10 hectares, designed in the style of
ancient Samarkand architectural monuments, and crowned by a
65-meter-high dome.

The center’s core facilities include research, publishing,
library, archives, a manuscript fund, and a national register for
rare manuscripts sections. Its exhibition gallery showcases
historical artifacts and works, through modern technologies and
digital devices demonstrating the creative genius of past
generations.

The center also houses a huge library containing 100 thousand
manuscripts and over a million books, the scientific department of
the Center of Islamic Civilization, and offices of international
organizations. Its museum exposition is organized into distinct
halls: “Pre-Islamic Civilizations”, “The First Renaissance”, “The
Second Renaissance”, “Uzbekistan in the 20th Century”, “New
Uzbekistan – the Basis of the Third Renaissance” and “The Holy
Quran”.

At the heart of the complex lies the hall of the “Holy Quran”,
where the ancient “Muskhaf Usman”— priceless relic of the Islamic
world—is preserved. The hall also displays copies of the holy book
created during the eras of Samanids, Karakhanids, Khorezmshahs,
Uzbeks, Temurids and other historical dynasties, their translations
into the old Uzbek language, as well as the rarest handwritten
copies of the Koran from all over the world. Furthermore, the
center has successfully implemented various religious-educational
and innovative media projects.

Using holography, devices, and projection technologies, the
massive multimedia panel “Wall of Time” provides information on the
key historical periods, remarkable discoveries, and renowned
figures from different eras. The center also actively collaborates
with a number of international organizations, including UNESCO and
ICESCO.