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ABSTRACT
This article presents information analyzed
based on sources and scientific literature about the shrine of Abu Mu’in
Nasafi, located in the Karshi district of the Kashkadarya region. First of all, it focuses on the personality of Abu Mu’in
Nasafi and his services in the Islamic world.
KEYWORDS
Kars
hi district, shrine of Abu Mu’in Nasafi
.
INTRODUCTION
There is a shrine and complex named after Abu Mu’in
Nasafi, located 5 km from the city of Bishkent in the
village of Kovchin, Karshi district [1:96-98]. The name
of Abu Mu’in Nasafi (1027
-1114), who contributed to the
development of hadith studies, jurisprudence, and the
science of kalam, also holds a special place in the world
of Islamic culture [2:19-20; 32-
35]. Abu Mu’in Nasafi,
considered one of the leading scholars of his time, was
a student of Imam Abu Mansur Maturidi (870-944), one
of the founders of the science of kalam. He authored
about 15 works on various Islamic sciences, including
those related to being an
imam, scholar,
methodologist, theologian, jurist, Quran memorizer,
and grammarian. Abu Mu’in Nasafi’s
main work on the
Research Article
ABU MU’IN NASAFI SHRINE (Karshi district)
Submission Date:
December 20, 2024,
Accepted Date:
December 25, 2024,
Published Date:
December 30, 2024
Crossref doi:
https://doi.org/10.37547/ajsshr/Volume04Issue12-22
Khurshida Yunusova
Doctor of Historical sciences, National university of Uzbekistan, Uzbekistan
Sanobar Djuraeva
Doctor of Historical sciences, National university of Uzbekistan, Uzbekistan
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science of kalam is “Tabsirat al
-
adilla” (When the
Evidence Speaks), which is considered the largest and
most significant rare work of great scientific and
practical importance. The section on religious
fundamentals in this work is explained based on the
method of his teacher Maturidi [3:262-265]. For this
reason, Abu Mu'in an-Nasafi gained fame in the world
of Islamic scholarship under the name “Sahib at
-
Tabsira”. Another valuable aspect of the work is that it
contains important information about numerous
scholars who were active in Transoxiana during that
period.
In his work “Tabsirat al
-
adilla”, the scholar mentioned
that he had a work titled “Qasid al
-qawaid fi ilm al-
aqaid”. This work is currently preserved in the library of
Istanbul U
niversity under number 268. In “Tabsirat al
-
Adilla”, the scholar discussed his work “Al
-Ifsad li had'
al-
ilhad” and refuted the erroneous views of people
belonging to the Batini sect. The author mentioned the
existence of his work called “Iizah al
-manhajati fi kawn
al-
aqli hujjatan” in his works “Tabsirat al
-
Adilla” and
“At
-Tamhid li qawaid at-
tawhid”. The existence of al
-
Nasafi's work with the same name is also mentioned in
other sources, particularly in al-
Baghdadi's works “Izah
al-
Maknun” and “Hadiyat al
-
Arifin”, but this work of
the author has not survived to the present day. Abu
Mu'in Nasafi's work “Manahij al
-A'immati fi-l-
Furu” is
mentioned in al-
Kafawi's “Kata'ib A'lam al
-
Akhyar”,
Abdulhay al-
Laknawi's “Al
-Fawa'id al-Bahiyya fi
Tarajum al-
Hanafiyya”,
and in the works of other
scholars [4:152-167].
Alloma's book “Tamhid” is considered a work in the
form of an introduction or table of contents to
“Tabsira”. It is a condensed version of “Tabsira”.
Another work of the scholar is called “Bayrul Kalom”
(Ocean of the Science of Kalam). The work was first
published in 1886 in Baghdad using lithography. It was
republished in Egypt in 1911. In 1997, it was published in
Damascus by the Arab researcher Valiuddin
Muhammad Salih Farfur. Although large volumes of
works have been left as a legacy by the scholar, most
of their manuscripts are preserved in the libraries of
Cairo, Damascus, and Istanbul, while some copies are
kept in the manuscript collection of the Institute of
Oriental Studies named after Abu Rayhan Beruni of the
Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan [5:11-12].
There is no precise information about Abu Mu'in
Nasafi's teachers in the sources. Only in Abu Muqatil al-
Samarqandi's (d. 208/823) work “Kitab al
-Alim wa-l-
Mutaallim” (The Book of the Teacher and the
Student),
it is mentioned that al-Nasafi notes he narrated the
hadiths cited in his works from his father Muhammad.
Nevertheless, the scholarly reputation of the al-Nasafi
family was well-known among the people, especially in
the field of Hanafi jurisprudence. Abu-l-Mu'in's fourth
(great) grandfather, Abu Mu'in Makhul ibn al-Fazl al-
Nasafi, was a renowned scholar and author of several
works. He was a disciple of Yahya ibn Mu'az (who died
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in Nishapur in 258/871), as well as Abu Abdullah
Muhammad ibn Karram, the founder of the al-
karramiya school. During his time, he studied hadiths
from renowned scholars of the era, including the great
muhaddith from Termez, Abu Isa al-Tirmidhi, as well as
Muhammad ibn Ayyub al-Razi and Abdullah ibn Ahmad
ibn Hanbal. He was also a disciple of Abu Sulayman al-
Juzjani, from whom his son Abu-l-Mu'in Muhammad
ibn Makhul later narrated hadiths [4:155]. He was
considered one of the jurists of the fourth tier in the
Hanafi school of Islamic jurisprudence.
From the opinions expressed in the sources, it can be
concluded that Abu Mu'in Nasafi's ancestors were
scholars who contributed to the development of
Islamic sciences and served as his teachers.
Abu Mu'in Nasafi had many famous disciples who were
renowned in various Islamic disciplines, such as
Najmiddin Umar al-Nasafi, Alouddin al-Samarqandi,
Abu Bakr al-Kasani, Abu-l Muzaffar al-Taloqani, Ahmad
al-Pazdawi, Abu-l Hasan al-Balhi, Abu-l Fateh al-Hilmi,
Abdurashid al-Walwaliji, Mahmud al-Sogarji, and Ali ibn
al-Husayn al-Samarqandi. These disciples were known
as hadith scholars, jurists, theologians, Quran
exegetes, methodologists, and Quran memorizers
[4:155-159].
L.Yu. Mankovskaya refers to the shrine associated with
the name of Abu Mu'in Nasafi as the “A'zam Dahmasi
Imam Mu'in complex
” and emphasizes that it dates
back to the 11th-17th centuries. This site features an
outer courtyard surrounded by a wall, several adjacent
rooms, a busy gateway, and a rectangular inner
courtyard. There is a square pool in the middle of the
courtyard, and the mosque with a wooden porch is one
of the oldest buildings. The mosque has a small
chillakhona (retreat cell), which is connected to a
complex building in Imam Mu'in's mausoleum. The
mausoleum is unique in its architectural style, covered
by a high conical dome. It is decorated with intricate
carvings made of wood. The northwestern side of the
mausoleum is adjoined by a crudely renovated building
dating back to the 11th-12th centuries. There is also a
building on the east side, which leads to the khanaqah
(Sufi lodge). The time of its construction can be
estimated to be the late 16th to early 17th century
[6:79-82].
Even today, this place is known among the people as
“Imam Mu'in”. The complex currently includes an
entrance gate (3.5×3.5 m, 14th century), a mosque, a
pond, a “Toshquduk” (14th century, depth 18 m, width
0.80 m), and a cemetery. There used to be rooms
where students lived. A caravanserai was also built on
the premises. In 1968, a part of the complex wall
collapsed, and a Quran manuscript written in the 12th
century was discovered between the walls. A lahv
(60×110 cm) made by master Zarif from Balkh mulberry
wood dating back to the time of Imam Mu'in was
found, as well as a lamp stand [7].
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During the years of independence, scientific research
on the life and works of Abu Mu'in Nasafi, along with
many other scholars, has been established. During his
visit to the Kashkadarya region on February 24-25, 2017,
the President went to the complex of Abu Mu'in
Nasafi, a renowned scholar in the science of kalam,
located in the village of Kovchin, Karshi district, and
ordered the restoration of the shrine. Improvement
works have been carried out there, with the shrine area
covering 2.1 hectares. A library and a museum
dedicated to the Nasafis were organized within the
complex, and a large mosque accommodating 500
people was built. A Quran written on Chinese silk paper
in the 12th century was found within the walls of the
shrine; the book measures 60 cm in length and 41 cm in
width. A shrine with a height of 1 meter and 60 cm was
created for the book. The historical site is surrounded
by a large cemetery, occupying an area of more than
50 hectares. In 2020, to develop domestic and foreign
tourism, a guide was installed and organizational work
was carried out at the Abu Mu'in Nasafi shrine, as one
of the main shrines listed by the Cultural Heritage
Agency. Currently, this complex is bustling with
visitors.
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