RELIGIOUS VIEWS RELATED TO EDUCATION IN THE EPIC NOVEL BY M. AUEZOV “The Way of Abay”

Abstract

Religious views, religious motifs and other artistic means in the works of M. Auezova has notyet been fully studied. A big problem is that there are still no fundamental studies on this topic, let aloneseveral scientific articles and monographs. This is also an indicator that we have not fully mastered the fieldof musicology. The reason for this is M. Auezov was probably under the influence of the religious censorshipof his time. However, it is impossible to notice religious attitudes and practices in the creative heritage of thewriter and scientist. An example of this is the abundance of religious and educational details in the epic novel«The Way of Abay». Despite the importance of this epic novel in Kazakh literature, the work has not been fullystudied from this point of view. The article analyzes the attitude of Abay and the society in which he livedto religious education, enlightenment in modern times, and science in M. Auezov’s epic novel «The Way ofAbay». The author considers the reason for the misunderstanding Abay by the heroes around him, who soughtto simultaneously study science, education of the East and the West and propagandized it for others. The maincharacter of the work, Abai’s religious views and understanding, his education and training, his conversion totrue Islam, his attitude towards the Muslim religion in the country, his critical attitude towards it are filteredfrom all sides. The analysis also pays attention to religious works and provides comparative analysis. Theepic-novel provides excerpts from contradictory reflections between characters related to education, and theconclusion is summarized by thoughts cited from the verses of the Quran and the hadith of the prophet.