RELIGIOUS EDUCATION IN AZERBAIJAN: DEVELOPMENT OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION FROM PAST TO PRESENT

In this article, the development of religious education in Azerbaijan will be discussed in general terms and the process from the past to the present will be summarized. Azerbaijan, whose history goes back to ancient times, has witnessed many events. Different religions took place in the religious history of Azerbaijan, and Islam and the Islamic religion initiated a radical change in the region. Religious education in Azerbaijan is provided both as an elective course in public schools and more comprehensively through private religious schools and departments in universities. As for religious education, we can emphasize that with the spread of Islam in Azerbaijan, religious education activities were formed at the same time. In this study, religious education in Azerbaijan and the historical development of religious education are analyzed. The history and current development of religious education in Azerbaijan has passed through important stages depending on the history of the country and social changes