The author describes changes in the religious life of
Muslims of the former Soviet republics that took place during the period
1989–91. At this particular time a delegation of representatives of the
Organization of the Islamic Conference headed by Sheikh Muhammad
Nasir Al-Abudi visited the republic. The text was prepared on the basis
of the sheikh's diary entries, which were subsequently published in
Arabic and aroused great interest in Muslim countries.
Keywords
Islam, Muslim countries of the Soviet Union, Central Asia, delegations of OIC.
