SCIENTIFIC SIGNIFICANCE OF AL-FARABI'S TREATISE "BOOK OF RELIGION".

Nowadays in the era of globalization understanding of religion is actual. In this regard it is important to consider Al-Farabi's treatise "The book of religion". Religion is not the subject of a special study in the works of the thinker, however, he devoted to religion a single treatise 'Book of religion' which considers the meaning of religion, its role for the society in comparison with philosophy. The problem of the relationship of philosophy and religion explored all the medieval thinkers, deciding which of these intellectual, spiritual currents from the other, depending on, whether they co-exist, complementing or deny each other. But Al-Farabi wrote about 'virtuous religion' which unify attitudes, beliefs and actions of citizens, connecting, linking and organizing all parts of the city. Although all previous thinkers have somehow solved the problem of interference of philosophy and religion, but Al-Farabi formulated this relationship as a problem in his treatise 'Book of religion'. The philosophy of the teachings of Al-Farabi is different from religion, is opposed to it, it is placed above it. In the context of a comparison of philosophy and religion, Al-Farabi also considered the causes and conditions of their occurrence. Noting the priority of philosophy as the most reliable knowledge, al-Farabi at the same time elevated the status of the philosopher-sage among all the other are "special" people. Al-Farabi's treatise "Book of religion" admires deep and detailed scientific approaches in the present context. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]