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Seminars, Conferences, Addresses 

Imam al Tirmidhi and the Modern Age 
An International Conference 
Tushkent, Uzbekistan, USSR 

�afar 24-27, /411/Seplember 14-17, 1990 

The Muslim Religious Board for Central Asia and Kazakhstan organized 
an international conference in Tashkent, the capital city of Uzbekistan, in 
connection with the observances of the twelfth centenary of the birth of Imam 
Abu 'Isa Mul)ammad Ibn 'isa al TirmidhI, a native on. The conference was 
attended by scholars from the Soviet Union and nearly 100 delegates from 
overseas. 

The keynote addres , which was also the conference's theme, was delivered 



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by the Board's Chairman Mufti Muhanunad Sadyq Muharrunad Yusuf. He 
presented a detailed account of the Imam's work, e pecially the well-known 
book Al Jami' al $al:ii/J., and its impact on the contemporary world. 

The scholars stressed the need for greater attention to research and study 
of the Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad (�AAS). They also adopted a number 
of recommendations, including a call for greater attention to research on the 
hadith in order to facilitate its effective application in the everyday lives of 
Muslims. This, it was observed, would contribute toward the assertion and 
developoment of Islamic values throughout the um.mah. 

The conference recommend that: 

• The Board should seek the cooperation of Islamic research organizations
overseas in establishing an institute for the study and research on the hadith
and on the lives of the mul].addithun.

• Regular meetings should be held in Uzbekistan to further develop and
enrich the science of hadith. It was also recommended to institute an award
for those who excel in the knowledge of the hadith.

• The Board should seek the cooperation of specialized agencies in the Islamic
world to enhance its publishing activities and organize tran lations of the
great works done on hadith in the region.

• A university should be established in honor of Imam Tirmidhi.

The conference instituted a fourteen-member international board to 
organize a fund-raising campaign to collect money for a university and for 
the restoration of masiijid and other Islamic institution in the Soviet Union. 

Mufti M.Y.M. Yusuf 
Chairman, Muslim Religious Board for 
Central A ia and Kazakhstan 
Tashkent, Uzbeki tan, USSR