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Kalabod Madrasah

Kalabod Madrasah is a engineering topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Kalabod Madrasah rather than just read about it. In short: Kalabad Madrasah is the original name of the Bukhara Madrasah, which operated in the 9th–20th century and has not been preserved. In historical sources, it is called Arslon Khan Madrasah, Khan Madrasah, and Abdurahimhoja Madrasah.

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Kalabad Madrasah is the original name of the Bukhara Madrasah, which operated in the 9th–20th century and has not been preserved. In historical sources, it is called Arslon Khan Madrasah, Khan Madrasah, and Abdurahimhoja Madrasah. At the current time, it is called "Gulabad Madrasa" or "Kalabad Madrasa". Many famous historical people like Imom al-Bukhari have studied there. The Madrasah was built in 800–810, after the arrival of Islam in Bukhara, and it was rebuilt three times in the following periods: the first time in 1124, by Amir Kutvol, one of the scholars of Arslan Khan Muhammad (1102–1130); the second time during the reign of the Mongols, by Kayhotun's mother Suyurtuk tegina begum; the third time in 1609, during the reign of Uzbek Vali Muhammad (1605–1611), by Joyboriy Abdurahimkhoja. Kalabad Madrasah is one of the oldest educational institutions in the world. When the Kalabad madrasa was established, there was no educational institution in Europe. After 500 years, Abdurahimkhoja rebuilt the Kalabad Madrasah for the third time, at that time there was no higher educational institution in the world. The building of the Kalabad Madrasah rebuilt by Abdurahimkhoja was one of the largest Madrasahs in Bukhara in terms of size and scope. It was built in the traditional style of Turanian Madrasahs. It consisted of a mosque, a classroom, a library, toilets, and 79 or 100 rooms. The peculiarity of Madrasah architecture is that there are no flower bouquets installed on the corners of the walls on both sides of the main facade; there was a special porch under the roof arches, equal to the second floor. Later, this style was used in Khorezm madrasahs; yards without corner sections, and edged estimates. The Madrasah operated until the 1920 Bukhara revolution. Its building was used as a prison in the 1930s, and later as a residence belonging to the municipal utility. It was destroyed in 1953. The bricks were used in the construction of Bukhara School No. 5, which was first named after K.Y. Voroshilov, and later after A.S. Makarenko. Currently, the courtyards are standing in place of the madrasa building.

Names The name of the Kalabad Madrasah appears in the forms of Kalobot, Kalabon, and Kalonabad madrasa in several manuscripts copied from it. According to Sadri Zia, the original name of the madrasa is Kalabad. Between the 12th and 17th centuries, it was also known as the Madrasah of Arslan Khan. It is also known as Khan Madrasa. Joyboriy Abdurahimhoja will rebuild this higher educational institution and restore the previous foundation properties. For this reason, in some sources, it is also written as Abdurahimhoja Madrasah. Currently, the names Kalabad madrasa and sometimes Gulabad Madrasah is used in most cases as alternative names for the madrasa. According to S. S. Bukhari, the word Kalabad is written and read in this way because there is no letter "g" in the Arabic language and script, and it is actually Gulabad. According to the candidate of philosophy B. B. Namozov, there is almost no difference between the names Kalabad and Gulabad, from the point of view of the Arabic language, the term Kalabad, and from the etymological point of view, it is called Gulabad in Persian.

History The Kalabad Madrasa was built outside the ancient fortress of Bukhara, inside the Kalabad Gate, in the neighborhood of the same name. Scholars of Bukhara were interested in the first Madrasahs, and there were disputes between them. Sadri Zia writes on this issue:

Kalabad is one of the oldest Madrasahs of Bukhara. Historians still disagree: "Is Kalabad ancient or Western?" Kalabad Madrasa was rebuilt three times. It was first carried out by Kayhotun's mother Shortoqsabegim. He was a Christian. He built this madrasa to attract the attention of Muslims. He appointed the scholars and sheiks as his guardians and administrators…

Sadri Zia said that this Madrasah was rebuilt three times. Even though there are such disputes among scholars, the history of Bukhara madrasas is almost not specifically covered in the sources. According to O. A. Sukhareva, residents of Bukhara consider Kalabad madrasa to be the oldest madrasa in the city. A. K. Jumanazar, in his monograph on the history of Bukhara education system and madrasahs, took into account the dispute between Bukhara scholars described by Sadri Zia Makhdum and includes Kalabad and Gharibiya Madrasahs among the oldest centers of knowledge in the Islamic world. The scientist's words were quoted on the official website of the Imam Bukhari International Research Center under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan, and it was noted that the Kalabad madrasa is the same age as the Abu Hafs Kabir madrasa and that it was built at the beginning of the 9th century, around 800–810. The waqf document of this higher educational institution dating back to the 11th century has been preserved. During the period of the Uzbek ruler Vali Muhammad (1605–1611), Joybori Abdurahimhoja rebuilt the Kalabad madrasa and presented the Arslankhan madrasa waqf document before the document he drew up when he donated properties to it. In 1124, no other information about the Arslan Khan madrasa, which was restored in Bukhara, has survived except for the fact that it existed. Joyboriy Abdurahimhoja rebuilt this educational institution and restored the previous foundation properties. Researchers such as O. A. Sukhareva, N. Yoldoshev, H. Kurbanov expressed their opinion that the Kalabod madrasa used to be the Arslankhan Madrasah. Kalabad Madrasah is one of the oldest higher education institutions in the world. A. K. Jumanazar compares the general situation with the situation in Europe and writes the following:

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Example 1 — a first encounter with Kalabod Madrasah

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Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Kalabod Madrasah before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Kalabod Madrasah ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Kalabod Madrasah

In research: Kalabod Madrasah appears in engineering research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Kalabod Madrasah in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Kalabod Madrasah is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1609 establishments in Asia, Buildings and structures completed in 1609, Madrasas in Bukhara, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Kalabod Madrasah outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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