Miyon Khazrat medrese

Miyon Hazrat (Ahad) madrasa (Sohibzoda Hazrat madrasa) – an architectural monument in Kokand. The madrasa was built in 1827-1860 during the Uzbek Ming dynasty period at the request of the respected scholar and state official Miyon Fazli Ahad, who was known among the people by the honored name Sohibzoda Hazrat. Miyon Ahad was originally from Peshawar (Pakistan) and, according to his son Abdurahmon, he met a merchant named Abdusamadboy and moved with his family to Kokand in 1825. Ahad gained great attention among the local population with his sharp mind and wealth of religious knowledge and was promoted to the rank of advisor at the court. He used the inheritance he received from Pakistan to build this madrasa.

According to the madrasa plan, it is complex, with three courtyards; the first two courtyards are aligned east‑west, and the third courtyard is approached from the south. Each courtyard is intended for different levels of education: the first for beginners, the middle for intermediate, and the highest for advanced. The main entrance to the madrasa is entered through a vaulted gatehouse from the west side of the southern courtyard. The wooden gate was decorated with carved ornaments by the local master Iskandarhoja. Around the southern courtyard (32 × 26) there are rooms, and the mosque on its southern side has many columns, a rectangular plan, and a flat roof. In the southeast of the madrasa courtyard a not very large minaret is preserved. Around the eastern courtyard (35 × 20 m) and the western courtyard (23 × 11 m) there are also rooms. To the east there was an iwan (not preserved), and to the west there is a dining hall. The madrasa roofs are covered with tiles, domes and a gable style. The exterior is made of fired brick, the interior is plastered with gypsum mortar. It is assumed that the division of such courtyard systems is related to the grouping of the subjects taught. In addition to religious knowledge, other subjects were also taught in the madrasa. The whole madrasa consisted of 24 rooms. Muqimiy also received education in this madrasa.

Currently the Muqimiy room museum operates in this madrasa.