The place of sainted in the history of islam

Abstract

The article is devoted to one of the most urgent problems of the history of Islam, namely the issue of the cult of saints in Islam. This problem still remains one of the gaps in the national historical science. Especially insufficiently studied sites in the holy places, not recorded oral traditions associated with them. Special attention is paid to the analysis of researches of pre-revolutionary, Soviet and post-Soviet periods. Along with this, clarifies the concept of Sufism and the cult of saints, the emergence of the cult of saints and Holy places and their functions which occupy in our lives special place. Also discusses the spiritual heritage of our ancestors, of the Holy places and shrines, which caused special respect.