8 days | Tashkent, Samarkand, Bukhara
A trip to Sufi shrines in Uzbekistan includes visits to monuments and places of pilgrimage of world significance. We will visit the city of Gijduvan – the birthplace of the famous Sufi Abdulkhalik Gijduvani, whose religious and philosophical treatises became the basis of Sufi teaching. In Samarkand, the obligatory points of visit are the Rukhabad mausoleum over the burial of Sheikh Burhaneddin Sagaraja, as well as the mosque and grave of Khoja Ahrar, the famous Sufi thinker and spiritual mentor of medieval rulers. In Tashkent, the mausoleum of Kafal-al-Shashi, a great scientist and theologian, the cult and memorial complex of Zangiat, as well as the mausoleum of Sheikh Zainiddin-bobo, the author of spiritual works of the Sufi Suhrawardia order, is of particular interest.
The culmination of the pilgrimage tour will certainly be Bukhara – a holy city for Muslims all over the world. It was near Bukhara that Bahouddin Naqshbandi was born, lived and was buried - the founder of the most significant Sufi Naqshbandi order, whose spirit, as locals believe, protects this land. To pray at the grave of Bahouddin Naqshbandi and worship this saint is equivalent to a small hajj to Mecca. Pilgrims from many countries come to Uzbekistan to find healing and wisdom by visiting the holy places of power and touching the shrines. As the Sufis say: "Seek wisdom while you have strength, otherwise you may lose strength without gaining wisdom."Day 1:Tashkent - Arrival
Arrival. Group meeting at the airport. After passing through customs and passport procedures, transfer to the hotel.
Accommodation.Day 2:Tashkent - Samarkand
Breakfast. Transfer to the railway station. Train Tashkent-Samarkand 08:00-10:10. Arrival in Samarkand.
The tour will begin with a visit to the mausoleums of Rukhabad and Guri Emir, Shahi Zinda, where you can see the tomb of Qusam ibn Abbas, the Hazrat Khizr Mosque, the ensemble of Khoja Ubaydullah Ahror Vali, Khoja al Mansur al Matrudi, Burkhonoddin Margiloni. Accommodation.Day 3:Samarkand - Bukhara
Breakfast. Start of the tour: Imam Al-Bukhari Complex. His book “Al-Zhomi as-Sahih” includes historical, legal, biographical, medical, ethical sections. Imam Dorimiy, Abu Lais Samarqandi.
Transfer to the railway station at the agreed time. Samarkand-Bukhara train 21:00-22:30. Arrival in Bukhara.Overnight at the hotel.
Day 4:Bukhara
After breakfast, visit Chashmai Ayub, Kalyan complex, Khoja Zainiddin Mosque, Chor Bakr Necropolis, Abu Hafs Kabir Mausoleum and Abu Hafs Sagir.
Overnight at the hotel.Day 5:Bukhara
Breakfast. Start visiting seven Sufi scholars: - Abdukhalika Gijduvani; - Khoja Arif Revgari; - Khoja Mahmoud Anjir Fagwania; - Ali Rometania; - Khoju Muhammad Boboi Samosia; - Hazrati Saida Mir Kulola; - Hazrati Bahouddina Naqshbandi. The last sanctuary we are going to visit is Amir Kulol.
Overnight at the hotel.Day 6:Bukhara - Tashkent
Breakfast. The tour in Bukhara will start with a visit to: Shamsul-Aimma Halvoy, Shamsul-Aimma Zaranjari, Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Ishaq Kalabodiy Bukhari Sibadmuniy.
Transfer to Bukhara-Tashkent railway station 15:50-20:00. Accommodation.Day 7:Tashkent
Breakfast. We will visit the old part of the city, Hasti Imom, including Barak Khan Madrasah, Kafal Shoshi Madrasah, a library located on the same square and important for the placement of the Koran of Usman.
We will continue our acquaintance with the Kukaldosh and Abdul Kasim madrassas. Overnight at the hotel.Day 8:Tashkent - Home country
Transfer to the airport. Flight.