THE RELIGION OF CENTRAL ASIAN COUNTRIES AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE POLITICS

Abstract

The place and role of Islam in our region has specific distinctive features, in contrast to the areas of traditional distribution of Islam. central Asia is one of the centers of the world Islamic heritage - on its territory the largest religious historical centers are located - Samarkand and Bukhara, it is home to the great hadith theologians Imam Al-Bukhari and Al- Termizi, as well as the great saints - the founders of the Sufi orders - Ahmad Yassawi and Naqshbandi. Central Asia has historically been a link between centers of Islamic civilization in the Middle East and Muslim population Russia - Tatarstan, Southern Siberia, the Volga region, the Caucasus and Transcaucasia, Western China (Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region) and North India (Kashmir and Bangladesh). According to the historically established tradition, the indigenous population of the Middle East. In this context it is important to clearly define the relationship between religious beliefs and how it affects the political practices in those countries and identify the threats under the name of Islam