This article analyzes the religious and philosophical views of Vadud Mahmud, a Samarqand representative of the Jadid movement, and examines their significance in the broader agenda of social and cultural modernization in Turkestan. The study discusses the socio-spiritual crisis that emerged under colonial rule, the limitations of the traditional educational system, and the Jadids’ core principle that national revival is achievable through knowledge and enlightenment. Particular attention is paid to the Jadids’ efforts to harmonize religion with modern learning, introduce new-method schools, and promote reform through the press and charitable societies—considered here in relation to Vadud Mahmud’s intellectual and reformist stance.

Jadidism, Vadud Mahmud, Samarqand Jadids, enlightenment, new-method schools, religious reform, philosophical views, national awakening, press, charitable societies.

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