In accordance with the Presidential Decree of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated February 10, 2022, "On additional measures to improve the system of preservation and research of ancient written sources," the task has been set to create a state registry of ancient written sources stored in all museums, libraries, and archival collections across the republic, as well as to conduct their constant monitoring.
Based on this decree, a state registry, catalogs, and electronic copies of ancient written sources stored in all museums, libraries, and archival collections across the republic will be created. One volume will include a scientific description of 1,000 Quranic manuscripts, detailing their condition, decorations, bindings, dimensions, information about the calligrapher who copied the manuscript, and other details about the work.
To ensure the implementation of this task, Firdavs Abdukhaliqov, Director of the Center for Islamic Civilization in Uzbekistan under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan, proposed creating a separate registry for Quranic manuscripts. Based on this initiative, relevant work has already begun at the center.
"Work has been carried out to study ancient written sources stored in all museums, libraries, and archival collections across the republic. To date, a state registry of more than 9,000 sources has been created," said Azimjon Gafurov, a responsible officer of the Department for Maintaining the State Registry of Ancient Written Sources at the Center for Islamic Civilization in Uzbekistan.