Abstract
This article discusses traditions and innovations in the architecture and decor of Kazakhstani mosques in the context of globalization using the mosques of Nur-Sultan, Karaganda and Pavlodar as an example.It shows that architects and artists in their work, along with the tradition, must follow modern interpretive thought, the analogue of which is the Islamic conceptijtihad.The hypothesis is that the modern architecture of Kazakhstani mosques is developing according to the principle of ijtihadupdating the tradition, which defines its originality and is a determining factor in its identity.