The Russians moved Uzbek capital from Samarkand to Tashkent.What a sprawling,modern and exciting city.The people are friendly but things are expensive for they only want USD when we shop.Very limited credit card use even in the malls.Mostly they take Master card not Visa.I bought a shirt close to RM200.In KL maybe around RM60.Maybe they bought in KL pun.
But our time at Tashkent Islamic Uni was cool.A few research projects are in the pipeline.I'm keen on being in the manuscript team,translating some unpublished works of say Imam Bukhari ke.We saw a huge Quran written on leather during the time of Caliph Uthman ibn Affan.Allahuakhbar! Another teary moment for me.Tak pernah termimpi to be this close to someone who lived during the prophet's time.I missed visiting makam cousin nabi, Kusam ibn Abbas cos' tangganya tinggi sgt.I sat di kaki tangga.Jadilah.He brought Islam to Uzbek.Kata Nabi, Kusam was like him in looks and manner.
But our time at Tashkent Islamic Uni was cool.A few research projects are in the pipeline.I'm keen on being in the manuscript team,translating some unpublished works of say Imam Bukhari ke.We saw a huge Quran written on leather during the time of Caliph Uthman ibn Affan.Allahuakhbar! Another teary moment for me.Tak pernah termimpi to be this close to someone who lived during the prophet's time.I missed visiting makam cousin nabi, Kusam ibn Abbas cos' tangganya tinggi sgt.I sat di kaki tangga.Jadilah.He brought Islam to Uzbek.Kata Nabi, Kusam was like him in looks and manner.
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Salam,
Have a safe trip! Nak kena bawak muscle cream for my lutut too. Leaving for Liverpool/Paris/London on Monday for series of theatre clowning workshops. Balik sehari sebelum raya ke KB.
Those cities are nothing like Uzbek cities yg byk bertangga and org byk jalan kaki.Baby tak bawak ke?
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