ISLAMIC REFORMATION AMONG TATARS PART 1: ORIGIN AND INCEPTIONOF KEY CONCEPTS OF JADIDISM

Abstract

The present paper, “Islamic Reformation among Tatars Part 1: Origin and Inception of key concepts of Jadidism”, is the 1st article among the two set of articles on Jadidism and is intended to provide its readers with some meaningful insights into the conception of Jadidism/Jadidi Movement among Russian Tatars. It discusses about the establishment of main concepts of Jadidism among Tatars, along with its major stages of development. The work illuminates various personalities of the period who stood in favour of or against the movement. This paper also throws light on different aspects of Jadidism particularly its social and cultural ones.