The article reviews the historical data on the relationship of Muslim enlightenment in Kazakhstan in the early XX century with national political activity. In addition, the activities of the national intelligentsia in the field of education are reflected in the actual archival data. The efforts of the Jadid schools to solve political problems on the way to national unification and the formation of a political elite have been studied with productive evidence. Representatives of the Muslim education system in Kazakhstan, the role and place of the Jadids in the national movement are given by historically accurate data.