The present article is dedicated to the phenomenon of everyday culture and its applicability to the studies of Muslim societies. The authors give a brief overview on the history of the everyday', the concept that was formed within a range of disciplines such as history (French school of "Annals" and German history "AUtagsgeschichte"), Husserlian phenomenology, anthropology and sociology. This concept had its specific development within the Oriental studies, at its early stages determined by the orientalist discourse and alienation of Islam. Further, the article addresses the question of major scientific debates concerning iniversalist vs. particularist tendencies in understanding of Islam as well as dichotomies popular and elite', plural and monolith Islam(s). Finally, 144 drawing contemporary research on 'lived Islam' and everyday Islamic practices, the authors identify main tendencies in the examined field and suggest prospects for the future research in the aforementioned sphere.