THE INFLUENCE OF MATURIDIYYA ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF SUFISM IN MAWARANNAHR (IX-XX CENTURIES)

The article analyzes the role of the Hanafiyya and Maturidiyya in the spread of Sufism in Mawarannahr, early representatives of Sufism in this area, different tariqahs which were active in the region as well as their views based on the works by themselves. The article also represents the mportance of Sufism in society in today’s Uzbekistan and shows its peculiarities. For centuries, the Hanafiyya was popular among the jurisprudential sects and the doctrinal issues were solved on the Maturidiyya teachings in Mawarannahr. Therefore, the Sufism of Mawarannahr was based on the principles of Imam Maturidi in doctrinal issues. Sufism played an important role in the lives of Muslims in the region. Especially during the Mongol invasion and after the 13th century, the influence of Sufi sheikhs, who emerged as the successors of the Hanafi scholars, intensified. According to the article, the Sufis of Mawarannahr followed the tariqahs of Yassaviyya, Naqshbandiyya, and Qadiriyya for centuries, but they strictly adhered to the principles of Hanafiyya in Fiqh and Maturidiyya in Aqeedah.