Bukhara is the birthplace of the seven great Sufis of the Naqshbandi order. The great representatives of Sufism lived here, led religious and social life, which contributed to the formation and prosperity of Bukhara, to the education of spirituality, raising the emotional spirit. The Muslim sanctuaries, the burial places of Sufi saints can be found here.

According to Uzbekistan National PR-centre, most of the pilgrims of Bukhara begin their journey with a blessed visit to the mausoleum of Khoja Abdalkhalik al Gijduvani, a spiritual mentor who paved the path of Naqshbandi teachings. Abdulkhalik al Gijduvani is connected with the spiritual parts of the tenth generation of the prophet. The terrace of the mausoleum with ten columns and props is a symbol of the mentioned dynasty.

In the time of Khoja Abdalkhalik al Gijduvani, the mausoleum was a “chillahona”, where people came to pray during forty-day of sweltering heat. The Holy place of prayer then became a cherished place of worship.

This sacred place was abandoned for a long time. It took several generations before the mausoleum acquires today’s exemplary appearance. Now the mausoleum of Abdalkhalik al Gijduvani, as the part of the ancient East, is the connection of the earth and the sky.

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