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A rare product of intellectual thought the replica of a chessboard and pieces dating to the era of Amir Temur is on display at the museum of the Islamic Civilization Center in Uzbekistan. According to one of the creators of this exhibit, Sardor Mahmudov, this chess set symbolically expresses Amir Temur’s view that the state and society are determined not by the pieces themselves, but by the relationships between them.

In Islamic scholarship, the determination of the qibla direction stimulated the development of astronomy and geometry. The Qibla compass displayed in the museum exhibition of the Islamic Civilization Center in Uzbekistan is a remarkable example of these scientific pursuits.

In recent years, Uzbekistan has restored a culture of dialogue in Central Asia, put forward active initiatives from the UN platform, and strengthened its position on the international logistics map. These changes are concrete results of New Uzbekistan’s foreign policy.

An exposition bringing together nearly 4,000 hadiths, more than 1,600 narrations, and rare manuscripts is sure to leave a lasting impression.