Abul Qasim Qushayri and Cultural Life in the Khalifat

The article describes the life of the famous Sufi, scientist and thinker Abulkasim Abdulkarim Kushayri, who lived in the X-XI centuries, reveals the socio-political environment and cultural life of the caliphate, as well as historical processes. In particular, from the standpoint of the history of philosophy, the socio-political situation of that period, the influence of the Shafi-Asharite school in shaping the worldview and scientific heritage of Kushayri, including the thinker's interest in Sufi teaching, are analyzed.