Futures thinking plays a critical role in detecting prospects and opportunities in different spheres of human life, including its spiritual dimension. The paper uses the online survey results from Kazakhstani imams during the quarantine to identify the issues they faced. The data help develop four alternative scenarios of post-pandemic futures for the Muslim community in the Republic. Each option focuses primarily on the role of imams under specific circumstances. These scenarios are (1) A Spiritual Suq on the Internet Open Spaces, (2) IT-Tajd?d: the Kazakhstani Version, (3) “Virtual Imam”; and (4) Fitnah under Lockdown.
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