Abstract. The article talks about the emergence of the Jadidism movement in Central Asia at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, the representatives of the Jadidism movement, the ideology of the revival, the founders of the Jadidism movement, and the renaissance in literature. One of the important directions of the Jadids' activity is to modernize Islam, purify it from heresies, acquire scientific achievements and advanced technologies.