President Mamnoon Hussain on Wednesday visited the mausoleum of Imam Muhammad Bin Islamil Al Bukhari, the 8th century great scholar known for his compilation of Hadith named 'Sahih Bukhari'. The President made a stopover in Samarkand to pay respects at Imam Bukhari's mausoleum on his way to capital Tashkent, from Islamabad; where he is due to attend the 16th meeting of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) on June 23-24. Prime Minister's Advisor on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz and Foreign Secretary Aizaz Chaudhry accompanied the President.
The President paid rich tribute to Imam Bukhari, whose compilation of Hadith is regarded as the most authentic. The President visited various sections of the mausoleum's complex, including library with a rare collection of books relating to Islamic Shariah and Hadith.