Özet:

Religion is one of the most important aspects that determine a nation’s lifestyle, thought and daily behavior. It is very important for the believer to know the foundations of the religion he believes. The understanding of religion becomes the meaning of life for some people, while for some it is enough to have a basic religious knowledge. This study evaluates the spread of Islam in the northern Caucasus, the role and importance of religion in various periods of historical development, the formation stages of religious education and the current state of religious education. The article offers a look at the religious education in the Islamic religious specialty in the northern Caucasus from the entrance of Islam to the region. The first part of the study tries to discuss the history of the formation and structure of the traditional Islamic education system, the situation during the Tsar Russian period and the Cedid (new procedure) movement in the northern Caucasus. The second part of the article focuses on some decisions of Soviet officials on Islam in the 20th century, and studies religious practices in the framework of state policy. During the Soviet period, the situation of Islamic education in the North Caucasus was discussed. With the dissolution of the Soviets, the practice of religious education that began to rebuild in the region at the end of the 20th century is being tried to evaluate. The current and widespread Islamic education system in the northern Caucasus is informed about the existing religious education institutions and their problems.

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