Nurlan Kairbekov
Biographic Data
| ID | 2780277 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nurlan Kairbekov |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nurlan |
| FAMILY NAME | Kairbekov |
| SIGNATURE | KAIRBEKOV N |
| AFFILIATIONS | L. N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University |
| ORCID | 0009-0001-2837-4309 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 13 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Sufism and its significance in shaping the worldview of Central Asian countries
This study examines the doctrinal and metaphysical role of Sufism in shaping religious consciousness in Central Asia, with particular attention to its Qur’anic, prophetic, and regional textual foundations. The research is based on a qualitative analysis of a purposively selected corpus of 13 sacred, theological, and Sufi sources, including Qur’anic translations, hadith collections, and major texts associated with the Yasawiyya, Kubrawiyya, and Na…
Spiritual practices and moral formation in the Yasawiyyah tradition
The aim of the study was to examine how spiritual practices of the Sunni tradition and Sufi disciplines were conceptualised as mechanisms of moral formation and how these mechanisms were represented in the Yasawi model of moral education in Central Asia, with a focus on Turkestan (Yasi) in Kazakhstan. The Yasawi tradition was examined as a historical case encompassing its medieval formation and subsequent institutional development, particularly f…
Evolution of Sufism in context of contemporary religious movements
The aim of the study was to determine the characteristics of the transformation of the mystical tradition in Central Asia. A mixed-methods approach combining a survey of 210 respondents with textual analysis and regional monitoring reports revealed the current state of the movement. Around 32.8% of the believers surveyed in the region practice the tenets of tasawwuf. Furthermore, 52.2% of those who responded to the survey are between the ages of …
The Main Methods of Islamic Da’wah in the Context of the Qur’an
The aim of this study was to identify the linguo-stylistic features of the realisation of Qur’anic forms of daʿwah in contemporary Kazakhstani preaching discourse. The empirical corpus comprised ten written Friday sermons published by the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Kazakhstan between 18 April and 20 June 2025. Quantitative and qualitative content analysis was used to identify contextually verified lexical, phrasal, and syntactic marke…
Researching a new religious phenomenon of the Central Asia
This study examines the emergence of digital Sufism as a modern spiritual phenomenon. It investigates the participation of Sufi groups on social media, the themes conveyed in their online sermons, and the ways their digital strategies compare with other Islamic organizations. The article further explores how Sufi orders navigate virtual environments, questioning whether they reveal elements of esoteric knowledge in these spaces. The notion of dig…
The Evolution of Religious Doctrines and their Impact on the Cultural Heritage of Central Asia
The aim of this study was to identify the mechanisms of religious transformation and cultural continuity in the countries of Central Asia through the analysis of Islamic discourse in texts and architecture. This study specifically addresses the research question: how does Islamic discourse influence both religious transformation and cultural continuity across different Central Asian contexts? The methodological framework included content analysis…
Examination of the Activities of Religious Educators of the Soviet Period in the Context of the Development of European Religious Thought
The purpose of the study is to analyse the activities of religious educators during the Soviet period in Kazakhstan in the context of the development of religious thought against the background of secularisation and state atheistic policy. The article examines the processes of reviewing religious thought, adapting religion to social and political conditions, and the role of religious leaders in preserving spiritual traditions. The study investiga…
Correlation between secular state and religious orientation
The purpose of the study was to analyse the mechanisms of regulation of Islamic education in different countries and their influence on the religious orientation of students at Islamic schools (madrasas). The study examined internal and external motivational factors determining the choice of religious education in the context of state policy, as well as the key conceptual approaches explaining the transformation of the religious identity of stude…
The importance of a semantic approach in understanding the texts of the Holy Quran and Sunnah
The relevance of the study is determined by contemporary ideas of modernisation and radicalisation of Islam, the formation of which is directly linked to the problem of interpreting the sacred texts of the Muslim world. Therefore, the aim of the research work is to determine the veracity of applying linguistic and semantic approaches to the interpretation of the Holy Quran in order to find new ways of regulating the socio-cultural space. The rese…
Religious orientations on attitude toward a secular state
The main objective of this study was to explore the connections between orientations (Quest, Intrinsic, and Extrinsic) and peoples' attitudes towards a secular state among members of the Evangelical Lutheran Churches in the northern regions of Kazakhstan. To achieve this, established scales were used to assess participants' perspectives on secularism and their religious orientations. The article analyses the opinion on the separation of church an…
Conceptual Approach to Understanding the Social Aspects of the Educational Potential of the Islamic Studies
The relevance of the research theme, lies in its importance for the effective formation of a harmoniously developed personality and society, as well as maintaining the cultural, social and economic prosperity of the modern society. The purpose of this article is to study the social aspects of the educational potential within the framework of Islamic studies, as well as to reveal the conceptual approach to its understanding. The publication materi…
Analysis of handwritten heritage in the personal collection of theologian Momaqan Aliyev
There are historical precedents of episodes of misunderstanding and confrontation between Kazakhs and Russians. The communist ideology prevailing in the USSR proclaimed the gradual extinction of religious cults, which resulted in problems in relations between confessional institutions and the state apparatus. To build a new paradigm of coexistence of two nations, it makes sense, firstly, to draw up a brief description of the state policy of the U…
Absattar Haji Derbisali and the Importance of His Works for the Development of Islamic Studies in Kazakhstan
Religion is an essential element in the existence of society and the culture of the people. It embodies universal human values and principles for the realisation of public relations. From the beginning of Kazakhstan's independence to the present day, the issue of the spread of different religions in Kazakhstan, including Islam, remains relevant. The research aims to study the activity and creativity of Absattar Haji Derbisali in the context of th…
Conceptual Approach to Understanding the Social Aspects of the Educational Potential of the Islamic Studies
The relevance of the research theme, lies in its importance for the effective formation of a harmoniously developed personality and society, as well as maintaining the cultural, social and economic prosperity of the modern society. The purpose of this article is to study the social aspects of the educational potential within the framework of Islamic studies, as well as to reveal the conceptual approach to its understanding. The publication materi…
The importance of a semantic approach in understanding the texts of the Holy Quran and Sunnah
The relevance of the study is determined by contemporary ideas of modernisation and radicalisation of Islam, the formation of which is directly linked to the problem of interpreting the sacred texts of the Muslim world. Therefore, the aim of the research work is to determine the veracity of applying linguistic and semantic approaches to the interpretation of the Holy Quran in order to find new ways of regulating the socio-cultural space. The rese…
Religious orientations on attitude toward a secular state
The main objective of this study was to explore the connections between orientations (Quest, Intrinsic, and Extrinsic) and peoples' attitudes towards a secular state among members of the Evangelical Lutheran Churches in the northern regions of Kazakhstan. To achieve this, established scales were used to assess participants' perspectives on secularism and their religious orientations. The article analyses the opinion on the separation of church an…
Conceptual Approach to Understanding the Social Aspects of the Educational Potential of the Islamic Studies
The relevance of the research theme, lies in its importance for the effective formation of a harmoniously developed personality and society, as well as maintaining the cultural, social and economic prosperity of the modern society. The purpose of this article is to study the social aspects of the educational potential within the framework of Islamic studies, as well as to reveal the conceptual approach to its understanding. The publication materi…
Analysis of handwritten heritage in the personal collection of theologian Momaqan Aliyev
There are historical precedents of episodes of misunderstanding and confrontation between Kazakhs and Russians. The communist ideology prevailing in the USSR proclaimed the gradual extinction of religious cults, which resulted in problems in relations between confessional institutions and the state apparatus. To build a new paradigm of coexistence of two nations, it makes sense, firstly, to draw up a brief description of the state policy of the U…
Absattar Haji Derbisali and the Importance of His Works for the Development of Islamic Studies in Kazakhstan
Religion is an essential element in the existence of society and the culture of the people. It embodies universal human values and principles for the realisation of public relations. From the beginning of Kazakhstan's independence to the present day, the issue of the spread of different religions in Kazakhstan, including Islam, remains relevant. The research aims to study the activity and creativity of Absattar Haji Derbisali in the context of th…
Examination of the Activities of Religious Educators of the Soviet Period in the Context of the Development of European Religious Thought
The purpose of the study is to analyse the activities of religious educators during the Soviet period in Kazakhstan in the context of the development of religious thought against the background of secularisation and state atheistic policy. The article examines the processes of reviewing religious thought, adapting religion to social and political conditions, and the role of religious leaders in preserving spiritual traditions. The study investiga…
Correlation between secular state and religious orientation
The purpose of the study was to analyse the mechanisms of regulation of Islamic education in different countries and their influence on the religious orientation of students at Islamic schools (madrasas). The study examined internal and external motivational factors determining the choice of religious education in the context of state policy, as well as the key conceptual approaches explaining the transformation of the religious identity of stude…
Sufism and its significance in shaping the worldview of Central Asian countries
This study examines the doctrinal and metaphysical role of Sufism in shaping religious consciousness in Central Asia, with particular attention to its Qur’anic, prophetic, and regional textual foundations. The research is based on a qualitative analysis of a purposively selected corpus of 13 sacred, theological, and Sufi sources, including Qur’anic translations, hadith collections, and major texts associated with the Yasawiyya, Kubrawiyya, and Na…
Spiritual practices and moral formation in the Yasawiyyah tradition
The aim of the study was to examine how spiritual practices of the Sunni tradition and Sufi disciplines were conceptualised as mechanisms of moral formation and how these mechanisms were represented in the Yasawi model of moral education in Central Asia, with a focus on Turkestan (Yasi) in Kazakhstan. The Yasawi tradition was examined as a historical case encompassing its medieval formation and subsequent institutional development, particularly f…
Evolution of Sufism in context of contemporary religious movements
The aim of the study was to determine the characteristics of the transformation of the mystical tradition in Central Asia. A mixed-methods approach combining a survey of 210 respondents with textual analysis and regional monitoring reports revealed the current state of the movement. Around 32.8% of the believers surveyed in the region practice the tenets of tasawwuf. Furthermore, 52.2% of those who responded to the survey are between the ages of …
The Main Methods of Islamic Da’wah in the Context of the Qur’an
The aim of this study was to identify the linguo-stylistic features of the realisation of Qur’anic forms of daʿwah in contemporary Kazakhstani preaching discourse. The empirical corpus comprised ten written Friday sermons published by the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Kazakhstan between 18 April and 20 June 2025. Quantitative and qualitative content analysis was used to identify contextually verified lexical, phrasal, and syntactic marke…
Researching a new religious phenomenon of the Central Asia
This study examines the emergence of digital Sufism as a modern spiritual phenomenon. It investigates the participation of Sufi groups on social media, the themes conveyed in their online sermons, and the ways their digital strategies compare with other Islamic organizations. The article further explores how Sufi orders navigate virtual environments, questioning whether they reveal elements of esoteric knowledge in these spaces. The notion of dig…
The Evolution of Religious Doctrines and their Impact on the Cultural Heritage of Central Asia
The aim of this study was to identify the mechanisms of religious transformation and cultural continuity in the countries of Central Asia through the analysis of Islamic discourse in texts and architecture. This study specifically addresses the research question: how does Islamic discourse influence both religious transformation and cultural continuity across different Central Asian contexts? The methodological framework included content analysis…
Islam (9 works) · Philosophy (5 works) · Philosophy (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Education and Islamic Studies (4 works) · Islamic Studies and History (4 works) · Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Sufism (4 works) · Context (archaeology) (3 works)