The article analyzes the contribution to the development of spiritual culture of the educator Mahmudhoja Behbudi, who was one of the outstanding leaders of the national revival movement that emerged in Turkestan in the XX century, who played an important role in awakening the public consciousness of the Uzbek people at that time. Possessing a broad outlook and deep knowledge, he has always opposed conservatism and ignorance and in his works called for the correct understanding and interpretation of the Islamic religion. His goal was to enlighten the people and bring them to the level of highly developed peoples of the world, to build an advanced society in all respects, a state based on the unshakable principles of humanism and democracy. In the legacy of Mahmudhoja Behbudi, attention is paid to highlighting the issues of science, morality, the influence of art on the spiritual culture of youth, on the understanding of national identity. In satya, the modern meaning of Behbudi's work is investigated.