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In
the
world-famous
Bukhara,
there
is
another
educational
center
that
has
its
place
in
the
Islamic
world.
It
speaks
of
centuries...
It
was
during
Ubaidullah
Khan's
time
that
Bukhara
flourished
and
the
city
acquired
its
own
architectural
style.
In
1514,
the
Kalam
Jame
Mosque
was
restored,
it
was
built
during
the
reign
of
Karakhani
Arslan
Khan
(1102-1130),
until
1404,
one
of
the
largest
in
Movarunnahr,
Bibi
Khanim
Mosque,
built
by
Temur's
grandson
in
Samarkand,
was
completed
by
Ulugbek.
By
order
of
Ubaidullah
Khan,
the
front
part
of
the
mosque
was
decorated
with
a
large
pediment
and
a
new
mihrab
was
installed.
The
Miri
Arab
Madrasa
is
a
part
of
the
Poyi-Kalon
architectural
ensemble,
which
today
includes
the
Kalon
Mosque
and
Tower
and
the
Amir
Olim
Khan
Madrasah.
The
front
part
of
the
madrasah
faces
the
Kalon
tower.
The
entrance
to
the
madrasa
is
decorated
with
a
grand
and
deeply
decorated
porch,
with
huge
minarets
in
front
of
it.If
you
enter
through
the
central
entrance
on
the
right,
you
can
see
the
marble
tomb
of
Sheikh
Abdullah
al-Yamani
and
the
burial
place
of
Ubaidullah
Khan.
The
buildings
are
protected
by
two
domes
covered
with
blue
tiles.
In
the
courtyard,
there
are
classrooms,
rooms,
and
summer
classrooms
are
made
in
the
form
of
small
verandas.
The
courtyard
is
surrounded
by
a
two-story
gallery,
suitable
for
students.
There
are
111
cells.
Summer
auditoriums
are
prepared
in
the
form
of
small
verandas.
Mir
Arab
madrasah
has
always
been
considered
a
center
of
Islamic
spiritual
education;
well-known
spiritual
figures
and
muftis
of
the
entire
Islamic
world
studied
in
its
walls.
The
activity
of
the
madrasa
was
stopped
in
1920
when
the
Bukhara
Emirate
was
captured
by
the
Bolsheviks.
After
the
Second
World
War,
the
Soviet
government
changed
its
attitude
towards
religion
and
gradually
started
to
open
spiritual
institutions.
appointed.
With
the
efforts
of
the
sheikh,
the
Miri
Arab
Madrasa
was
restored
in
1945
and
received
the
status
of
an
educational
institution.
Famous
spiritual
and
political
leaders,
muftis
and
even
the
leaders
of
some
countries
were
graduates
of
the
Mir
Arab
Madrasa
at
different
times.
