determining ways to combine Sufi philosophy and poetry with Islam, analyzing the significance of the Yasawi tariqat (teaching) in the formation of Turkic Islamic philosophy, analyzing the penetration of Islam into Central Asia, the stages of the formation of Muslim movements, collecting and source studies analysis of the oral heritage of the peoples of Central Asia, defining religious and philosophical concepts of Sufi poetry of the Turks, studying the manifestations of the Sufi worldview, collecting and linguistic study of Arabic, Persian and Chagatai works, creating a summary version of Yasawi's hikmets, developing a dictionary of Yasawi's hikmets, presenting a comprehensive analysis of the personality and heritage of Ahmed Yasawi.
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Summary of the results achieved
A list of publications with their links
Kairbekov, N.E.
New source on Islam in medieval Kazakhstan. Man in India, 2016, 96(12), Р. 5553–5564.
Mazhiyev, G., Rashimbetov, R., Kairbekov, N.
Religious orientations on attitude toward a secular state: Case of Evangelical Lutheran Churches in north regions of Kazakhstan. Pharos Journal of Theology, 2024, 105(3). CiteScore 0.5. Q2. 65%.
Zholmukhan, T., Smagulov, M., Kairbekov, N., Sydykova, R.
Conceptual Approach to Understanding the Social Aspects of the Educational Potential of the Islamic Studies. Pharos Journal of Theology, 2024, 105(3). CiteScore 0.5. Q2. 65%.
Chukhanov, S., Kairbekov, N.
The importance of a semantic approach in understanding the texts of the Holy Quran and Sunnah. Pharos Journal of Theology, 2024, 105(3). CiteScore 0.5. Q2. 65%.
Zhanabergenova, D., Kairbekov, N.
Absattar Haji Derbisali and the Importance of His Works for the Development of Islamic Studies in Kazakhstan. Journal of Al-Tamaddun, 2024, 19(1), Р. 235–246. CiteScore 0.7. Q1. 73%.
Important information for the society
Information about the results of the sociological research
Dictionaries of hikmet Yasawi
Conference collections
Information about the results of field research
Frequency dictionary
Explanatory dictionary
"Көкшетаудамын. Көкшетау хикметтерінің көшірмесін таптым! Имаммен және профессормен сұхбат жүргіздім! Музейге бардым! Сирек қолжазбалардың тізімін алдым!"
Media/Digital Archive
"I'm in Kokshetau. I found a copy of the Kokshetau Hikmet! I interviewed the imam and the professor! I went to the museum! I got a list of rare manuscripts!"
15.10.2025
Doctor of PhD
Kenshilik Tyshkhan
"I visited the fund of rare books and manuscripts of the Center for Islamic Studies in Almaty! I saw Yasavi's handwriting. I got acquainted with other manuscripts. We talked with the staff of the Center"
15.10.2025
Doctor of PhD
Kenshilik Tyshkhan
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