Abstract
Undoubtedly, the western region of Kazakhstan is unique and strategicallyimportant compared to other regions. First of all, the influence of the Kazanand Ufa madrassas, the largest Muslim centers in the region due to theirgeographical location, and the international nature of the Jadid movement,and secondly, the richness of archival data and the independence of religiousrepresentatives from the region should be accentuated. At the same time, theMuslim influence of Tatar mullahs’ activeness in the region weakened, and thenumber of educated Kazakh clerics increased, who, in their turn, joined forceswith the Alash intelligentsia to intensify the struggle for national liberation.The western region of Kazakhstan has long been distinguished by its closehistorical and cultural ties with Volga Bulgaria, the Caucasus, the Black Seaand developed Muslim centers such as Iran and Khorezm. Especially in the lateXVIII-XIX centuries cultural ties with the Volga-Ural region intensified as theKazakhs of Junior Zhuz became Russian citizens and further integrated intothe Empire. In other words, favorable historical conditions have been createdin this region for the rapid development of Islam. Therefore, the geographicalscope of the topic is based on the western regions of Kazakhstan.