Review Article

UNDERGROUND MOSQUES OF MANGISTAU: CONTINUITY OF SUFI PATH OF ISLAM

Number: 111 September 16, 2024
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UNDERGROUND MOSQUES OF MANGISTAU: CONTINUITY OF SUFI PATH OF ISLAM

Abstract

Mosques, as places of worship in Islam, are places where Muslims fulfill their religious duties and unite. Muslims coming together in a place of worship ensures that the theoretical principles of religion combine with folk culture and are reflected concretely in life. Dervish lodges, where the Sufi interpretation of Islam is kept alive, also integrate folklore and Islam. Throughout the historical process, Muslims have had to build underground mosques for various reasons. These mosques have functions similar to dergahs, inns and caravanserais, other elements of Islamic architecture. Mangistau, one of the regions where Sufi Islam is most vital in Kazakhstan, is rich in underground mosques and khanakas, which are the reflection of Sufi culture in architecture. This region is considered a unique cultural landscape, where the most significant part of the country’s monuments and holy places is concentrated. The underground mosques in Mangistau and Ustirt are unique in terms of historical and spiritual value. Excavation of shelters, places of worship, or “mortal abodes” by digging caves out of the common ground or mountain gorges has been a practice since very early times. Some of their samples are kept in Spain, Turkey, Jordan, and Crimea. The article analyzes the similarities and peculiarities of underground mosques with Sufi khanakas in the Middle Ages and their history and current use

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Supporting Institution

the Ministry of Education and Culture of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Project Number

“AP19680234 Mangistau toponymic area: historical toponymy, topography and their interpretation”

Thanks

the Ministry of Education and Culture of the Republic of Kazakhstan

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

North-West (Kipczak) Turkic Dialects and Literatures

Journal Section

Review Article

Early Pub Date

September 10, 2024

Publication Date

September 16, 2024

Submission Date

June 5, 2024

Acceptance Date

July 31, 2024

Published in Issue

Year 2024 Number: 111

APA
Söylemez, O., Nurdauletova, B., & Ateş, Ö. F. (2024). UNDERGROUND MOSQUES OF MANGISTAU: CONTINUITY OF SUFI PATH OF ISLAM. Türk Kültürü Ve Hacı Bektaş Veli Araştırma Dergisi, 111, 285-302. https://doi.org/10.60163/tkhcbva.1495868
AMA
1.Söylemez O, Nurdauletova B, Ateş ÖF. UNDERGROUND MOSQUES OF MANGISTAU: CONTINUITY OF SUFI PATH OF ISLAM. Türk Kültürü ve Hacı Bektaş Veli Araştırma Dergisi. 2024;(111):285-302. doi:10.60163/tkhcbva.1495868
Chicago
Söylemez, Orhan, Bibaisha Nurdauletova, and Ömer Faruk Ateş. 2024. “UNDERGROUND MOSQUES OF MANGISTAU: CONTINUITY OF SUFI PATH OF ISLAM”. Türk Kültürü Ve Hacı Bektaş Veli Araştırma Dergisi, nos. 111: 285-302. https://doi.org/10.60163/tkhcbva.1495868.
EndNote
Söylemez O, Nurdauletova B, Ateş ÖF (September 1, 2024) UNDERGROUND MOSQUES OF MANGISTAU: CONTINUITY OF SUFI PATH OF ISLAM. Türk Kültürü ve Hacı Bektaş Veli Araştırma Dergisi 111 285–302.
IEEE
[1]O. Söylemez, B. Nurdauletova, and Ö. F. Ateş, “UNDERGROUND MOSQUES OF MANGISTAU: CONTINUITY OF SUFI PATH OF ISLAM”, Türk Kültürü ve Hacı Bektaş Veli Araştırma Dergisi, no. 111, pp. 285–302, Sept. 2024, doi: 10.60163/tkhcbva.1495868.
ISNAD
Söylemez, Orhan - Nurdauletova, Bibaisha - Ateş, Ömer Faruk. “UNDERGROUND MOSQUES OF MANGISTAU: CONTINUITY OF SUFI PATH OF ISLAM”. Türk Kültürü ve Hacı Bektaş Veli Araştırma Dergisi. 111 (September 1, 2024): 285-302. https://doi.org/10.60163/tkhcbva.1495868.
JAMA
1.Söylemez O, Nurdauletova B, Ateş ÖF. UNDERGROUND MOSQUES OF MANGISTAU: CONTINUITY OF SUFI PATH OF ISLAM. Türk Kültürü ve Hacı Bektaş Veli Araştırma Dergisi. 2024;:285–302.
MLA
Söylemez, Orhan, et al. “UNDERGROUND MOSQUES OF MANGISTAU: CONTINUITY OF SUFI PATH OF ISLAM”. Türk Kültürü Ve Hacı Bektaş Veli Araştırma Dergisi, no. 111, Sept. 2024, pp. 285-02, doi:10.60163/tkhcbva.1495868.
Vancouver
1.Orhan Söylemez, Bibaisha Nurdauletova, Ömer Faruk Ateş. UNDERGROUND MOSQUES OF MANGISTAU: CONTINUITY OF SUFI PATH OF ISLAM. Türk Kültürü ve Hacı Bektaş Veli Araştırma Dergisi. 2024 Sep. 1;(111):285-302. doi:10.60163/tkhcbva.1495868

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