Isabek Ishan came from a well-known family of said-Kozha, who inhabited the southern regions of the country. Isabek's father, Murat Ishan, was the first to settle in Sary-ARKA at the end of the 17th century at the age of 20-21. The spread of Islam in the steppe was associated with representatives of the "skin" genus.

The isabek Ishan was born in the village of Akkol ' to Ekibastuz district of Pavlodar region. From an early age, he showed a desire to study and an interest in religious education. From the age of 7 to 19, Issabek Ishan studied in a madrasah. At the age of 14, he received the prefix "Ishan". He was educated in Bukhara. At the beginning of the XIX century, he opened a madrasah in Akkol-Zhayylm, built a mosque, where he carried out legal and religious activities among the Kazakhs of the Middle Zhuz.

Popular rumor attributed to him numerous abilities. There were legends about his special abilities. People from all over the Kazakh steppe tried to meet him and pay their respects. Subsequently, the people ranked him among the" Aulie " – the saints.

70 kilometers from the city of Ekibastuz, 15 km South-West of the village of Akkol of Ekibastuz district of Pavlodar region is located the mausoleum of Isabek Ishan, which is a complex structure with two Mazars made of white stone, a mosque and a house for pilgrims. In the three-domed Mazar were buried Isabek Hazret, his only son Nurmukhamed and his younger brother Mohammed Niyaz. Domed Mazar was erected at the burial site of a descendant of of Isabek Ishan - St. We skin.

Currently, the mausoleum of Isabek Ishan Hazret is a sacred object of great historical and cultural significance. In the syncretic consciousness of Kazakhs, the mausoleum of Isabek Ishan is a Holy place, a place where aruah hazreta can help cope with troubles and illnesses, and to this day a huge number of people from all regions of the country come to the grave of the famous Aulie.