Surkhandarya region According to local legend, the mausoleum of Ak-Astana is associated with the name of one of the companions Prophet Muhammad Abu-Hureira, also known as a lover and patron of cats. In 1971, a local watchman told the author of these lines a legend about how Abu-Hureira, going to prayer, discovered that his beloved cat was nursing on the hem of his robe. Trying not to disturb the little family, he carefully cut out the side of the hem of his robe. Since then, this traditional cutout on traditional men's robes has been changed to "hureira".