THE RELIGIOUS PRACTICES OF THE POPULATION IN CENTRAL ASIAN COUNTRIES AND THE MISCONCEPTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH RELIGION

Abstract

Religion plays a crucial role in the lives of the people in Central Asia and Islam is the most widespread of all the religious beliefs among the population. The religion in this area has also led to the misconceptions and other anti-religious actions under the name of Islam because of the wrong and incomplete understanding of the people in the area and the flaws in the political approach towards the religion. The following article intends to analyse the reasons for the emergency of these wrong assumptions and suggests ways to erode those views