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This work, authored by the great encyclopedic scholar Abu Rayhan al-Biruni (973–1047), recounts the history, languages, cultures, and calendars of ancient Khwarazmian, Persian, Arab, Turkic, Jewish, Indian, Syriac, and other peoples.

In the “First Renaissance Period” section of the Center of Islamic Civilization in Uzbekistan, replicas of rare books preserved in the world’s leading libraries as exhibits will be displayed. Most notably, books that could previously only be seen through display cases open to a single page can now be held by hand and read page by page.

The exhibition dedicated to the activities of the Ulughbek Observatory, his legacy, and the Timurid Renaissance will be featured at the Center of Islamic Civilization in Uzbekistan.

Compiling dictionaries for Alisher Navoi’s works was carried out during various dynasties. In particular, many dictionaries were created during the Safavid, Ustunid, Baburid, and other periods to facilitate understanding of Navoi’s writings. One such dictionary, compiled in 1560 in Istanbul during the Ottoman era, is conventionally known as “Abushqa”.