Sayyid Haitham opens Al Biruni Library building

HONOUR: Tashkent Academy of Science and Islamic Studies confers honorary doctorate on Sayyid Haitham

He said His Majesty’s royal grant for the new building of Abu Al Rayhan al Biruni Library contributed to preserving a number of rare manuscripts that date back to 8th and 9th century.

Director of Unesco Office in Tashkent said that the library has been added to the World Heritage List in recognition of its important role in Islamic culture and as a valuable source for studying the Islamic culture.

He affirmed that there is a great cooperation between Unesco and Uzbekistan in oriental manuscripts and artefacts.

Dr Burham Abdul Hamlimov, Deputy Chairman of the Uzbek Science Academy, praised His Majesty’s royal grant which helped in preserving the valuable manuscripts of the library.

At the end of the opening ceremony, Tashkent Academy of Science and Islamic Studies conferred honorary doctorate degree to HH Sayyid Haitham in recognition of his role in promoting culture. The new building of the Library includes more than 80,000 manuscripts, stone inscriptions and publications.

It is spread over 7,227 square metres It includes research labs, rooms for preserving, renovation and protection of archives, offices for documentation, devices for digital transformation. Sayyid Haitham Meets Uzbek PM After the inauguration, HH Sayyid Haitham and Abdullah Aripov, Prime Minister of Uzbekistan held a meeting where they discussed matter of common interest. The meeting was attended from the Omani side by Shaikh Abdullah bin Mohammed al Salmy, Minister of Endowments and Religious Affairs, Sayyid Badr bin Hamad al Busaidi, Secretary-general of the Foreign Ministry, Mohammed bin Said al Lawati, the Sultanate’s Ambassador to Uzbekistan, Behzad Yuldashev, President of the National Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan and Vice-president of the Academy.

HH Sayyid Haitham and the delegation returned to the Sultanate on Thursday after the two-day visit.

THE LIBRARY IS CONSTRUCTED IN RESPONSE TO THE ROYAL ORDERS OF HIS MAJESTY THE SULTAN AS RECOGNITION OF THE SCIENTIFIC CONTRIBUTIONS OF SCIENCE AND SCIENTISTS WHO PLAYED A GREAT ROLE IN THE SERVICE OF RELIGION SCIENCES, JURISPRUDENCE, HISTORY, ASTRONOMY, MATHEMATICS, ALGEBRA AND OTHER SCIENCES