The specifics of the spread of Islam among Kazakhs. The features of the development of the Muslim community in the Kazakh SSR during the period of “perestroika”: the mid of the 80s and the early 90s of the twentieth century
https://doi.org/10.31162/2618-9569-2025-18-1-156-172
Abstract
The article examines the features of the Islamic renaissance in the Kazakh SSR in comparison with other republics of Soviet Central Asia. The author analyzes the role of Kazakh national identity in the process of Islamic revival in Kazakhstan in 1985–1991. The article comprehends the peculiarities of the formation and development of The Spiritual Administration of Muslims of the Kazakh SSR, establishing partnerships with the Muslim world and its counteraction to the radical confessional movement "Alash" and the penetration of extremist ideas from the Middle East into the republic.
About the Author
M. Kh. Lyukhurov
Pyatigorsk State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Malik Kh. Lyukhurov, Third year Postgraduate student, the Department of Coordination of Research and Innovation and Project Activities in the specialty, Master's and postgraduate studies; Assistant to the Mufti of Stavropol Territory
Pyatigorsk
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Lyukhurov M.Kh. The specifics of the spread of Islam among Kazakhs. The features of the development of the Muslim community in the Kazakh SSR during the period of “perestroika”: the mid of the 80s and the early 90s of the twentieth century. Minbar. Islamic Studies. 2025;18(1):156-172. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.31162/2618-9569-2025-18-1-156-172
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