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Did you know that the phrase inscribed on the pediment of the UN Peace Council building “The children of Adam are limbs of one body, created from the same essence. If one limb is afflicted with pain, the others cannot remain at ease” is taken from Saadi’s Gulistan?

The land of Uzbekistan has, since ancient times, been a cradle of talent and scholarship. Among our great ancestors is a scholar who, through measurements at the Nandana Fort in India, determined the Earth’s geographic dimensions and achieved results remarkably close to those of modern science.

Among the great thinkers who left a deep mark on the history of Islamic civilization, Mahmud al-Zamakhshari holds a special place. Throughout his life, he regarded knowledge and learning as the meaning of existence, and in the Muslim world he is respectfully remembered by the title “Jarullah” meaning “Neighbor of Allah”.

During the Timurid era, under the leadership of Ulugh Beg Mirzo, science, astronomy, and the natural sciences reached a new stage of development. The discoveries made at his academy spread to Istanbul through Ali Qushchi, and from there to Europe, forming a foundation for the Renaissance movement. Today, at the Center of Islamic Civilization in Uzbekistan, this heritage is planned to be fully represented and conveyed to the public through historical exhibitions and short films.