Islam in Central Asia
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Write the four caliphs’ names and years in a table.
Abu Bakr 632–634; Umar 634–644; Uthman 644–656; Ali 656–661.
2
Write one similarity and one difference between the Qur’an and hadith in 2–3 sentences.
Both are sources of Islam. The Qur’an is believed to be God’s word; hadith are words and deeds attributed to the Prophet Muhammad.
3
Write the chronology of Islam’s arrival in Central Asia with three events.
7th century – arrival in Khurasan; 705–715 – Qutayba’s campaigns; 9th–10th centuries – Islam widely established (Samanid period).
4
Why is Imam al-Bukhari’s scholarly legacy important for Muslims and for historians?
Sunni Muslims regard it as one of the most reliable hadith collections; for historians it is an example of medieval scholarship and source criticism.
5
Why was publishing the Qur’an and hadith in Uzbek important after independence? Give your view in two sentences.
It allowed people to study the sources in their mother tongue. Knowledge about religion could then spread through clear and reliable translations.