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Social And Cultural Life Of The Shiite Communities Of Central Asia In The Xx-Early Xxi Centuries, Shuhrat Toxtiev Mr

The Light of Islam

The article is devoted to a review of the history and culture of the Shiite communities of Central Asia, in particular Uzbekistan, which professes Shiism, from the Isnaasharid (Ismamite) and Ismaili interpretations. The historically proven centuries-old contradictions of Shiites and Sunnis sometimes took the form of not only confessional, political or diplomatic conflicts. They seriously influenced the mutual perceptions of Muslims of two confessional directions within Islam, which sometimes resulted in an almost physical hostility to Sunnis and Shiites. The hostility of these two confessional areas of Islam prompted their bearers to apply the label "wrong" in relation to each …

Activities Of Hadith Scholars (Muhaddis) Of Shash Oasis In Scientific Centers Of The Region, Nematullo Mukhamedov Mukhamedov

The Light of Islam

The 9th - 12th centuries in Central Asia are marked by the development of science and culture, especially Islamic sciences. In this regard, such ancient cities as Bukhara, Samarkand, Nasaf (Karshi), Termez, Khiva, Shash (Tashkent) were known as centers of science and culture in the Islamic world. In particular, in Tashkent, which is called Shash in medieval sources, many prominent scholars of Islamic sciences lived and worked. The 9th century was called the “Golden Age of Hadith Science” thanks to the work of Hadith scholars in the region.

The article analyzes the activities of medieval (IX-XII) Shasha scholars in the …