About religious education in Kazakhstan

"Theological education abroad has several problems related to the situation in these countries. Often, our students cannot always separate the culture of these countries from the requirements of religion. Returning to Kazakhstan, they promote the culture of these countries as a religion. This is observed in appearance, clothing, vocabulary, and cultural characteristics that are unacceptable in Kazakhstan. In addition, we in Kazakhstan have all the opportunities to study as well as abroad, to receive religious education. Now there are nine madrassas, a University, centers for memorizing the Holy Koran, and all opportunities are provided, up to obtaining a doctor of Islamic studies degree.

I urge you to get an education without going abroad, especially for primary religious education»He noted that a fatwa can vary depending on the time, place, culture, traditions and conditions in which a person lives. Therefore, a fatwa that is practiced, for example, in North Africa or Southeast Asia, the theologian says, is not always suitable for other countries. "Students who study abroad do not always distinguish between these things and start broadcasting fatwas, appeals, and theological conclusions of foreign preachers and theologians. Sometimes they create conflicts, for example, with the observance of quarantine. When some Pakistani scientists gave the theological conclusion that the disease does not pass and there is no concept of infection in Islam, supporters of DRT, following fatwas, began to violate the quarantine and self-isolation regime. For example, there was a case in Aktobe, when representatives of the DRT violated the quarantine regime; in Almaty, a case related to sellers of cell phones. There were cases when representatives of the DRT performed collective prayers, although the spiritual administration gave an exhaustive answer to this question, " the theologian says.

He recalled that local Islamic theologians issued a legal decision requiring not to violate the quarantine under any pretext. The theologian also recalled those who made a mistake in choosing the religious path, guided by the wrong motives. Thus, kazahstanka Hale Chynybaeva told the hard story about being in Syria. The woman married a believer, as it seemed to her, a man-he read namaz, but the woman did not know that he professes a destructive religious trend of Salafism. They made Muslim wedding ceremony "nikah", Halia fully trust his wife. Later, her husband began to suggest the idea of moving to Syria, where, according to him, true Islam is observed and that this should be done in the name of Allah. At the same time, he instilled in her that if she spoke out, she and her children would be in mortal danger. In 2016, fearing the consequences, she, with the help of his accomplices, arrived in the Syrian city of Idlib via Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Turkey, where Khaliya was placed in a camp with the rest of the women. As she recounted the nightmarish events of her stay there, she recalled that women were treated like objects. There were constant bombings, airstrikes, shelling and other military actions.

At the same time, crimes such as the abduction of women and children became the norm, often in such living conditions, many died of hunger, and only children were fed. Being in such conditions, she bitterly recalled that for almost 24 hours they were in fear and horror. That is, there is no "pure" Islam there, all this is a myth and misconceptions, the woman says. But, thanks to the national security service of Kazakhstan, she still managed to escape from this nightmarish captivity, and she expressed her gratitude to the special services of Kazakhstan.

Askar Sabdin
religious scholar