This book contains twenty articles based on materials from a joint international conference of the National Historical and Cultural Museum-Reserve “Azret Sultan” (Ministry of Culture and Information of the Republic of Kazakhstan) and IRCICA in Turkistan, on 10-11 October 2023. Most of the authors are scholars of Sufism from various regions of the Muslim world, with academic achievements and extensive experience in their fields. The first part, based on newly explored sources, examines the historical image of Ahmad Yasawi and its different representations. It contains materials that are being introduced into scientific circulation for the first time, such as epigraphic inscriptions on the mausoleum of the famous Sufi, archaeological finds, architectural monuments, seals, archival documents, and manuscripts from private collections. They are analyzed from the viewpoints of various schools of Oriental studies, along with fundamentally new approaches and methods.

1. Manuscripts ? Kazakhstan ? Congresses. 2. Islamic civilization ? Kazakhstan Congresses. 3. Ahmad Yesevi, d.1166 ? Congresses.