PRINCIPLES OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF ISLAMIC STUDIES IN THE NEW UZBEKISTAN

Abstract

The article discusses the development of the religious and educational sphere, in particular, positive changes in religious education in our country over the years of independence. In the first years of independence, Islamic studies in Uzbekistan began to form within religious studies. In particular, in 2000, the specialties «Theory of Religion», «Islamic History and Source Studies», «Islamic Law» were included in the «List of training of higher scientific and scientific-pedagogical personnel» in the field of Oriental studies. In addition, in recent years, special attention has been paid to the translation of textbooks on Islamic studies into Russian and English. The final part of the article shows the current issues facing the field of Islamic studies in the future and ways to bring the scientific, spiritual, religious, and educational heritage of Uzbek scientists in Arabic, Persian and Uzbek to various fields of science