Why Farghana?
The Farghana valley is a region in Central Asia with a rich history as far back as the time of Alexander the Great. Spanning across Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, it is home to leading cities of the Silk Road which linked China to the Middle East and Europe. Cities such as Namangan which remained a centre of Islamic Learning up to the 18th century. Kokand, home to notable Hanafi jurists and Marghinan home to the author of 'Al-Hidaya' the classic work on Hanafi jurisprudence Imaam Burhanudin Ali bin Abu Bakr. Nearby is one of the oldest inhabited cities in the world - the historical city of Samarkand which became the centre of illumination in the East. Samarkand was where the first paper mill in the Islamic lands was founded and is the resting place of the Imaam of the scholars of Hadith - Imaam Isma’il al Bukhari. Also nearby is Bukhara, resting place of the founder of one of the greatest paths of spirituality - The Naqshbandi Spiritual Path - Shah Bahauddin Naqshband. Most notably it is the birth place of Imaam Isma'il Al Bukhari and the great Scientist, Engineer and Philosopher - Abu 'Ali Sina. Bukhara is also home to the 16th century observatory founded by Sultan Mirza Tariq Bin Shahrukh the expert astronomer.
The cities in the Farghana Valley and neighbouring districts provided spiritual and scholastic illumination to the entire world for many centuries. The Farghana Institute, inspired by the unique status of this blessed area, aims to provide services for and contribute to human civilisation and the revival of traditional and authentic Islamic sciences and Spirituality.