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Folk tales, a type of narrative in which we can closely follow the reflections of thought that appear in the scriptures with the discourse" there was a word first "and base the birth of the word on a time before the existence of Man, are undoubtedly verbal accumulations that arise from the people;which convey the oral and cultural heritage to us form. Based on folk tales, it is possible that we can make a number of socio-cultural, traditional, religious inferences about the area to which these stories belong. When Uyghur folk literature is examined, the existence and formation of a rich folk tale draws attention. When these stories are examinedin terms of the beliefs elements they contain, it is seen that there are certain elements of belief in almost every folk story. The effects and reflections of belief elements on Uyghur folk tales are more observable from an Islamic perspective and it is seen that certain sacrednesses and some natural elements that have become cults among the people over time. In the study, based on the influence of belief elements on Uyghur folk tales the said belief elements were tried to be determined through four Uyghur folk tales and the interaction between belief and literature was revealed based on the stories. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]