Imam BukhariImam al-Bukhari, (born July 19, 810, Bukhara, Central Asia [now in Uzbekistan] died August 31, 870, Khartank, near Samarkand), is one of the greatest Muslim compilers and scholars of Hadith (the recorded sayings and acts of the Prophet Muhammad). Hischief work is accepted by Sunni Muslims as second only to the Qur'an as both a source of religious law and a sacred work. Read More Read Less