The official interpretation of Islam under the Soviet regime: a base for understanding of contemporary Central Asian Islam

Islam, the Muslim traditions and the ulama in Central Asian societies are becoming increasingly important for assessing the situation in and around the region. To understand of the post Soviet Muslim republics it is nec-essary to know the Islamic heritage of the Soviet Union, i.e. the Islamic unders...

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Main Author: Erşahin, Seyfettin 1960- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main 2005
In: Journal of religious culture
Year: 2005
Further subjects:B Soviet Islam
B Central Asia
B Soviet Ulama
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Summary:Islam, the Muslim traditions and the ulama in Central Asian societies are becoming increasingly important for assessing the situation in and around the region. To understand of the post Soviet Muslim republics it is nec-essary to know the Islamic heritage of the Soviet Union, i.e. the Islamic understanding and interpretation of Soviet official ulama which still influence the mind of the people and the contemporary Central Asian ulama. The official ulama were endeavouring to reconcile Islam with science and progress and to guarantee its survival in a modern environment, they served by an extremely energetic effort to preserve Islam at least in purity and integrity as religion and national sentiment and to prevent it from relapsing into deprivation and ignorance. The most important official Muslim religious figure, the Mufti of Tashkent Z. Babakhan interpreted Islam as a bulwark of progress, disseminator of knowledge, the religion of peace and friendship; portrayed the Prophet Muhammad as a “democrat, reformer and revolutionary, even a socialist”; reconciliation with socialism and communism.
ISSN:1434-5935
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of religious culture
Persistent identifiers:URN: urn:nbn:de:hebis:30-50153