The State Committee on tourism development of Uzbekistan jointly with Uzbekistan’s embassy in India organized “Travelxp” TV company’s visit to Uzbekistan to promote Uzbek tourism.
The main purpose of the visit is to produce the film which will disclose the touristic potential of Uzbekistan and will be aired on Indian TV channels in 2018.
The production group of “Travelxp” TV company’s visit to Uzbekistan had been between December 12-23, 2017. During that period the team paid visits to historical and modern sightseeing of Tashkent, Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva cities.
“Travelxp” is a private TV channel which was established in 2011 and is aimed to broadcast materials on tourism. The channel’s programs are broadcast throughout India and other countries in Hindu, English, Tamil, Bengal, Thai, Spanish, German, French, Japanese, Russian, Arabic, Persian and Chinese languages.
Press Service,
Muslim Board of Uzbekistan
Sheikh Bashir bin Ahmed Siddiq, the senior Quran recitation teacher at Al-Masjid An-Nabawi, passed away on October 1, 2025, after dedicating sixty years to teaching at the Prophet’s Mosque. His students include some of the most prominent reciters and Islamic scholars of recent generations, forming a legacy that extends across the Muslim world.
Among his notable students are former Holy Mosques Imams Sheikh Muhammad Ayyoub and Sheikh Ali Jaber, current An-Nabawi Imams Sheikh Abdul Muhsin Al-Qasim and Sheikh Salah Al-Budair, and Sheikh Muhammad Al-Mukhtar Al-Shanqiti of the Senior Scholars Council. These figures represent just a portion of the thousands who studied under Sheikh Bashir’s guidance at the Medina mosque.
Sheikh Bashir established himself as a pillar of Quranic education within the sacred premises of the Prophet’s Mosque. His teaching career spanned six decades, during which he maintained a consistent presence in the mosque’s educational circles.
Students traveled from various countries specifically to learn Quran recitation from him, drawn by his reputation for precision and deep knowledge of tajweed rules.
The Sheikh’s methodology combined traditional teaching techniques with deep scholarly insight, creating a learning environment that produced some of the most recognized voices in Islamic recitation.
His students now lead prayers at Islam’s holiest sites and hold positions on scholarly councils, continuing the traditions he preserved and taught.