Bukhārī, ʻAbd al-ʻAzīz, 1949-2010
ʻAbd al-ʻAzīz al-Bukhārī (1949-2010) was a peacemaker, sufi teacher, and collector of ancient Uzbek artifacts and Islamic manuscripts. He was the head of the Naqshbandi Holy Land Sufi Order and the Uzbek Holy Land Community, as a direct descendant of the Sunni scholar Muḥammad ibn Ismāʻīl al-Bukhārī (810-870). Bukhārī was highly active as a leader of interfaith gatherings and peace initiatives.
- HMML ID
- 541735448450
- PURL
- LC name
- Bukhārī, ʻAbd al-ʻAzīz, 1949-2010
- HMML name
- Bukhārī, ʻAbd al-ʻAzīz, 1949-2010
- HMML native script
- البخاري، عبد العزيز
- Library of Congress
- VIAF
Variants
- Bukhari, Abdul Aziz
- Bukhārī, Muḥammad ibn Ismāʻīl
- Sheikh Abdul Aziz Bukhari
Personal information
- Birth date
- 1949
- Death date
- 2010-07-03
- Centuries
- 20th century CE ● 21st century CE
- Gender
- Males
- Place born
- Place died
- Fields of activity
- Languages
Affiliations
- Affiliation
- Sponsor of
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General notes
- Description
- Sheikh Abdul Aziz Bukhari, head of the Naqshbandi Holy Land Sufi Order and the Uzbek Holy Land Community; sufi teacher and peacemaker; collector of ancient Uzbeki artifacts and Islamic manuscripts
- Citations
- Annual Report and Newsletter, Center for Religious Tolerance, 2020, https://perma.cc/N5G8-A5GF.
- Description
- Naqshabandi Sufi Sheikh Abdul Aziz Bukhari, Ambassador for Peace of the Holy Land; died on July 3, 2010 in Jerusalem; leader of interfaith gatherings and peace initiatives, such as the Israeli Sufi Way, the Sulha Peace Project, the World Conference on Religions and Peace, the Jerusalem Peacemakers, and the Jerusalem Hug Project; headed the Holy Land Uzbek community as a direct descendant of the Sunni scholar Imam Muhammad Ismail al-Bukhari of Bukhara
- Citations
- Shelley Elkayam, "In Memoriam: Sheikh Abdul Aziz Bukhari," Universal Peace Federation, June 3, 2010, https://www.upf.org/peace-ambassadors-reports/2877-in-memoriam-sheikh-abdul-aziz-bukhari.
Preferred citation
"Bukhārī, ʻAbd al-ʻAzīz, 1949-2010." HMML Authority File. Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. Last modified September 23, 2021. https://w3id.org/haf/person/541735448450
Change notes
- Date added
- 2021-04-23
- Last edited
- 2021-09-23