News

Systematic efforts are being carried out in our country to preserve national spiritual heritage, revive ancient art forms, and pass them on to future generations. Based on the instructions given by our President during his visit to the Center of Islamic Civilization in Uzbekistan in January of this year, practical steps have been taken to restore and develop calligraphic traditions one of the most important directions in this field.

How can the relationship between the universe, nature, and humanity be described in the Islamic worldview? Zakariya al-Qazwini’s Aja’ib al-Makhluqat answers this question through the lens of 13th-century scientific and philosophical thought. This encyclopedic work holds special significance as it reflects the Islamic civilization’s perspective on knowledge and enlightenment, expressed through remarkable ideas.

As part of research at the Center of Islamic Civilization aimed at studying pre-Islamic culture and legal traditions, rare documents found in Mount Mug, particularly the Sogdian marriage contract, are being studied in detail.

The game of Chaupar, which became popular during the Kushan period, was widely played in the region of Bactria (present-day Uzbekistan, southern Tajikistan, and northern Afghanistan).