Khwaja Ahmad Yasavy and the growth of Yasavy mystical Sufism in Transoxiana and Turkistan

Transoxiana in the first Islamic centuries was ready had proper mental opportunities and backgrounds to accept Sufi’s beliefs due to its special cultural situation, the diversity of religions, and also beingadjacent to Sufi’s centers such as Khorasan. In addition, the appearance of famous religious scholars and leaders in Transoxiana, with whom Sufis established good relationships, and the positive approach of Sufi’s teachings encompassing opinions of all religious groups of Transoxiana led to more people becoming attracted to Sufi’s creeds such as Yasavyeh, Khajegan, etc. in Transoxiana and Turkistan during this century. Yasavyeh creed, founded Khwaja Ahmad Yasavi, found many followers among Turks of Turkistan and Transoxiana in a short period of time. This study is an attempt to investigate major currents of sufism in Transoxiana in the first Islamic centuries. It is also a study of the life and thoughts of Khwaja Ahmad Yasvy and growth of Yasvy mystical Sufism and its branches in Turkistan and Transoxiana.