Great people of Uzbekistan

Imam Bukhari His Life and Works His Early Years Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Ismail ibn Ibrahim al-Bukhari al-Jufi was born after the Jumu`ah prayer on Friday, 13 Shawwal 194 AH (19 July 810) in the city of Bukhara. His father Ismail was a well-respected scholar and was one of the students of Hammad ibn Zaid, and Imam Malik. Unfortunately, he died when his son Muhammad was quite young. He did, though, leave his son a good fortune such that he was able to spend most of his time in learning and did not have to worry about financial matters. He began his studies at a very young age, studying the Qur'an and other essential topics, as was the practice of his day. But from his youth, he was especially attracted to the study of hadith. By the age of ten, he was reading the available works; by the age of sixteen, he had memorized the works of Waki and Abdullah ibn al-Mubarak and he was familiar with the opinions of the Iraqi jurists.