KABUL (SW) – Arg, the presidential palace, on Tuesday celebrated the legacies of Khwajah Abdullah Ansari, 11th Century Sufi of Herat, and Gohar Shad Begum, the queen of the Timurid Empire in the 15th Century.
Addressing the gathering in this connection, President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani issued directives to properly publish all studies by researchers at the University of Herat and other universities about Khwaja Abdullah Ansari, Abdul Rahman Jami and Vaez Kashifi to help Afghan school students and migrants understand their rich culture again.
He said Queen Gohar Shad was perhaps the strongest woman in the world politics at her time. President Ghani hailed the late Queen’s legacy in architecture, and directed relevant authorities to ensure maintenance of the Musalla complex, a large former Islamic religious complex located in Herat.
The president issued directives to establish new state medals in the names of these legends.
Ghani also underlined the importance of promoting the Timurid architecture, which is considered the pinnacle of Islamic art in Central Asia.
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