Ahmad Yasavi

Ahmad Yasavi
Ahmad Yasavi (about 1105-1166), the Central Asian Sufi poet and preacher. Wrote on Chagatai language. Author of a collection of mystical spiritual poems, "Hikmat" (published in 1878). The value of the collection is mainly determined by the popular forms included in it poetry. Their language contains elements of the Oguz says.
His biography is reliably known, but it contains a lot of legends. Born in 1103 in Sairam on the territory of modern Kazakhstan. His father, Sheikh Ibrahim died when he was a boy, his family moved to the city of Iasi (modern Turkestan). There he became a pupil of Arystan women. When his master died, he went to Bukhara and became a disciple of Yusuf Hamadani Hamadani.Kogda Yusuf died in 1140, A.Yasavi personally led the school, but after some time has left her and moved to their home, where despite his poor existence , preached the ideas of Sufism. Among Kanly, Kipchak Konyrat and other Turkic tribes, who settled along the middle and lower reaches of the Syr Darya, Islam has only just begun to spread. And Ahmed Yasawi, which became popularly regarded as the spiritual leader of a new religion, became known as "Father."
A.Yasavi distinction from other eastern authors who preached Islam was that Yasavi wrote and preached his ideas in the Turkic language that is accessible to most people. In his writings he always used the Kipchak proverbs and other expressions.
Extant work AYasavi "Devaney Hikmat" (Wisdom) is a collection of poems that are highly valued and studied not only among the Turkic peoples, but also around the world. 19th century collection was published several times in cities such as Istanbul, Kazan, and Tashkent.
The basis of the work is a biography of Ahmet Yasavi, but the basic idea - the impermanence of all things and the inability to carry out any material assets of the world to another. Condemning greed and lust for power of the powerful, he called for austerity and development of the human mind. Followers A.Yasavi - Suleiman Bakyrgani, Allah Yar, Ahsan, etc. - Also became a preacher of Sufism, continuing the work of his teacher. Spread among the people of many aphorisms and sayings A.Yasavi. In addition, in his "Book of Wisdom" can be found a lot of facts about the culture, literature, history and ethnography of the Kazakh people.
The tomb, which was built on the site of his burial, has turned into a major architectural complex, which became public property. Later the same here were moved and buried the remains of the great figures of the Kazakh people, as Yesim Khan, Khan Cihangir, Tauke Khan Ablay Khan and some prominent biys. At the moment, the architectural complex that embodies the splendor of medieval architecture of the East, is a great legacy not only for the Turkic world, but also for Muslims all over the world.
Khoja Ahmed Yasavi is known not only as a great religious leader of the East, but also a gifted poet, a philosopher, distinguished by a special wisdom and boundless humanity. His shrewd mind covering all processes of life the era in which he lived. Worrying and worrying, he thought and cared about the future of the people of the spiritual state of the rulers and the moral character of public figures, to decide the fate of people.
Works Yasavi were very popular, they are passed from mouth to mouth, as if they are performed as a kind of code of ethics, which were equal to men. Building on the foundations and religious tracts, he urged compatriots to self-improvement, philanthropy, charity, tolerance, tolerance. For example:
For Muslims, my Hikmet - the teacher.
Whoever you may be, must worship God.
My Hikmet recites those who understand.
Praise the prayers of mercy
Allah.
If you meet the infidel, do not offend him.
From the cruel-hearted, from the soul
God averts the offender. O Allah true!
This slave is prepared hell hell!
Speaking about the charity, humanity, kindness, great Yasavi Khoja Ahmed wrote:
If you're smart and wise, take care of the poor,
As Mustafa, pack the care and orphans everywhere.
Stay away from the greedy and mean,
Save yourself and become a deep river.
Or is this warning:
People are in love with the Creator,
achieved their dreams. Look, not to disgrace,
pretending to be in love.
Across the bridge named Sirat, which is thinner
And the sharper the blade of the sword, liars will not go ...
A lot of attention to the education of a person Yasavi empathy, belonging, generosity and compassion. Let us pay attention to the following lines:
If you are faithful - go on
the path of the prophet of Allah. If you hear their name, worship
and praise them.
One of the psychological techniques that improve a person's personality, was repentance, which purifies the soul and the heart of man from evil. Acts of self-examination, self-blame, self-deprecation and eliminate the defects.
High artistic value of the figurative-expressive means of poetic parts used in Hikmet.
The spacious gardens of the love of God,
I want to be a nightingale singing in the
dawn of their sad songs ...
In the hours I want to see the radiant
My image of God - through the eyes of his heart.
Let eats the heart of love,
Clothing happiness escapes the body.
I want to elevate the power of love,
And the bird down on a sprig of consciousness.
While not taste the nectar of love,
While not wearing clothes lovers
While not gather in one faith and worship,
Can not see the face of the divine Creator