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...
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...