This article discusses the role of Central Asian scholars in modern education. Scientists of the East in their works reveal the inner world of a person and give important recommendations on education. A characteristic feature of the system of pedagogical views of these thinkers was special attention to the harmonious development of the personality. According to thinkers, the realization of the ideas of humanity, the attainment of spiritual perfection depends on deep knowledge and enlightenment. The pedagogical heritage of the encyclopedists of the middle Ages is the most important basis for the development of the younger generation in the field of modern education.