Reviews

The history of Uzbekistan is truly unparalleled. It is a great civilization encompassing five thousand years of development. To understand a nation, one must know its history, and here the history is exceptionally rich.

At the present time, strengthening regional identity based on the unique historical and cultural heritage of our peoples is of particular importance. We visited the Islamic Civilization Center. It is a grand and unique complex. Indeed, it is a scientific, touristic, and ethnocultural project.

I would like to congratulate your President and your country on the inauguration of such a magnificent complex. First of all, I would like to express my gratitude for the opportunity to become closely acquainted with this splendid Center.

To be honest, I was overwhelmed by an ocean of impressions here. Every exhibition, every hall, every detail is thoughtfully designed. Delivering three thousand years of history to today’s generation in such a modern form requires great artistry and mastery.

At a time when attacks against our religion are intensifying in some countries and Islamophobia is taking on a systemic character, the opening of the Islamic Civilization Center demonstrates to the entire world that Islam is a religion of creation, tolerance, friendship, and brotherhood. The great figures of the Islamic world have made an immense contribution to global science and culture, and the Islamic Civilization Center clearly reflects this. I am confident that the Islamic Civilization Center in Tashkent, unique in its grandeur and exhibitions, will become a source of pride for the entire Islamic world.

I have been hearing about the construction of such a grand Islamic Civilization Center in Uzbekistan for several years. Even when I saw the building from the outside about six months ago, I was astonished. But seeing its content today deepened that impression even more.

By closely acquainting ourselves with the activities of the Islamic Civilization Center in Uzbekistan, we witnessed the results achieved in a short time. Why do I say ‘a short time’? Because as you walk through the exhibitions, the thought naturally arises that creating such a large-scale endeavor usually takes decades.

First of all, it should be noted that the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Miromonovich, has put forward a very important and great concept — the idea of Uzbekistan’s Third Renaissance. As is known, there have been two great Renaissance periods in the history of Uzbekistan, during which the country’s spirituality, culture, architecture, and science reached a high level of development. Today, in the 21st century, Uzbekistan is continuing along this path of progress.

I express my sincere gratitude to the Government of Uzbekistan and the President personally for giving us the opportunity to witness this Center with our own eyes. I saw so much here that I did not know before. In my opinion, this is Uzbekistan’s hidden treasure.

“To be honest, the work accomplished here truly impressed me. I sincerely congratulate the leadership of Uzbekistan, your President, and all the artists and historians who brought this project to life. This is an unparalleled and extremely important project for Uzbekistan. Its inclusion among the world’s top ten would be entirely logical. The project has been studied in great depth and revealed down to the finest details.

Here, the three renaissances the processes and the legacy created by the great individuals who shaped today’s Uzbekistan are presented clearly and concisely. The first transformations that guided humanity toward a new direction and the tremendous breakthroughs are thoroughly illuminated here, and their significance is immense.

I am truly impressed. In my opinion, this is one of the best ways to introduce the general public not only to your country’s history, but also to the history of Islam through a very modern and educational approach.

During our visit to your beautiful country, we had the opportunity to come to the Islamic Civilization Center. This unique Center is a practical embodiment of the great attention paid by the President of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, to the development of science, enlightenment, and cultural heritage. This is our first time here, and on behalf of the delegation, I can say that what we saw left us deeply impressed the exhibitions are arranged with exceptional taste, highly engaging in content, and truly distinctive.

I could not have imagined such a center. I was sincerely amazed by how beautifully you present all the aspects that are important to your history and modern life. I am very pleased to see this Center it is a great honor for me. I would also like to add that, as you know, the Islamic Civilization Center was built on the initiative of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev. The idea of creating such a center and its entire purpose deserves the highest respect.

What I have seen here is truly astonishing beyond belief. I have never encountered anything like the scenes I witnessed today anywhere else. Every detail inside the Center, the attention given to each section, is exceptionally refined and purposefully designed.