THE ACTIVITY OF MOSQUES IN THE CITY OF TASHKENT AT THE END OF THE 19TH CENTURY BEGINNING OF THE 20TH CENTURY
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.57033/mijournals-2026-9-0156Keywords:
mosque, Tashkent, imam, muezzin, waqf, income, colonial policy, Russian Empire, congregation, Friday prayer, daha.Abstract
This paper discloses the activity of mosques in Tashkent in the second half
of the nineteenth century. The author studies the role of mosques in the social life of the
city, the influence of Russian colonial policy on religious institutions, and the economy
of the mosques. In addition, the article illustrates the staff of the mosques and their
incomes. The functions of mosques, apart from being prayer houses, are also examined.
Archival documents and the works of scholars of the studied period have formed the
foundation of the article.
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