Medieval Islamic

Renaissance and Turkic

culture
 Medieval Islamic
Renaissance and Turkic
culture
We have already mentioned that the Renaissance phenomenon rose to a high
level in Central Asia in the X-XIII centuries. And one of its prerequisites is the
cultural achievements of the Turkish tribes between the VIII and X centuries. The
first symbols of the idea of the Renaissance began to appear on the lands of
Kazakhstan between these centuries. This can be evidenced by the prosperity of
urban culture in Zhetiu, South Kazakhstan, Syr, significant achievements in
material and spiritual life.
 Medieval Islamic
Renaissance and Turkic
culture
We have already mentioned that the Renaissance phenomenon rose to a high
level in Central Asia in the X-XIII centuries. And one of its prerequisites is the
cultural achievements of the Turkish tribes between the VIII and X centuries. The
first symbols of the idea of the Renaissance began to appear on the lands of
Kazakhstan between these centuries. This can be evidenced by the prosperity of
urban culture in Zhetiu, South Kazakhstan, Syr, significant achievements in
material and spiritual life.
 Al-Farabi
The confrontation of two directions in
the spiritual life of a Muslim with each
other left a deep impression on the
cultural prosperity that began at this
time on the territory of Kazakhstan.
The first direction is associated with
Eastern peripatetics, which relied on
such Greek philosophers as Plato and
Aristotle. Its founder is Abunasyr
Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn
Tarkhan Ibn Al-Farabi , born in the
ancient city of Otrar, the second
teacher of World Culture and
education after Aristotle.
 Al-Farabi
The city is not just a settlement, a residential area, it is used by Al-Farabi in the
sense of cultural groups of people, the state. In general, Al-Farabi is a giant
figure of Eastern culture, which has taken its rightful place in world civilization.
His spiritual heritage was an inexhaustible source for his great followers Ibn
Sina, Biruni, Joseph Balasagun, etc.
 Sufism
Speaking about the Eastern Renaissance, one cannot fail to mention another of its
origins-Sufism (Sufism). The great scholars of Kazakhstan Zhusup Balasagyn,
Suleiman Bakyrgani, and especially Khoja Ahmed Yasawi have a great place in their
work.
 Ahmed Yasawi
His greatest achievement lies in the skillful connection of centuries-old rich
Turkish culture with Muslim civilization. The main work written by Khoja
Ahmed Issawi is "Diwani Hikmet" ("Book of reason"). One of the exploits of
Khoja Ahmed in life is associated with the fact that after he reached the age
of 63.
 Ahmed Yasawi
His greatest achievement
lies in the skillful
connection of centuries-
old rich Turkish culture
with Muslim civilization.
The main work written by
Khoja Ahmed Issawi is
"Diwani Hikmet" ("Book
of reason"). One of the
exploits of Khoja Ahmed
in life is associated with
the fact that after he
reached the age of 63.
 Zhusup Balasagun
•One of the manifestations of the Renaissance in Kazakhstan is "Kutty
bilik"by Zhusup Balasagun. "Kudatgu Bilik" (Kutty Bilik) is a philosophical
and educational work consisting of 6520 two – line poems.
 The work of Mahmud Kashgari
"Diwani lugat at-Turk«
("collection of Turkicwords")
The main problem studied by Mahmud Kashgari is the culture of the
Turkish tribes. For this purpose, he traveled through the spaces
inhabited by entire Turkish tribes.
 The work of Mahmud Kashgari
"Diwani lugat at-Turk«
("collection of Turkicwords")
The work perfectly describes not only the cultural life of the Karakhan state, but
also myths and legends in Turkish culture from ancient times, features of life, the
worship of the Blue Tengry and The Sun by the Turks, natural phenomena.
Mahmud Kashgari can be judged as the first scholar who studied the folk epic in
written Turkish culture.
 Mongol invasion
The X-XII centuries are known as true evidence of the cultural rise in
Kazakhstan. However, at the beginning of the XIII century, the culture of
Kazakhstan and Central Asia was subjected to great criticism. As a result of the
invasion of Genghis Khan, excellent material and spiritual treasures were
destroyed. The Mongol troops razed flourishing cities and towns, destroyed
orchards and fields. The Zhetysu, Talas, Syr valleys, which have reached a high
level in world civilization, have become deserted.
 Mongol invasion
The Mongol governors, who ruled in the Jochi and Chagatai uluses, the children
of Genghis Khan, without a long time adopted and assimilated the language
and culture of the local population. Later, the state of the Altyn Orda, which
united most of the territory of Kazakhstan, became the "country of Kipchak
 Mongol invasion
Europeans also tried to learn the language of the Kipchaks, who inhabited a large
region from the Carpathian Mountains to Chinese and Mongolian lands. They
called the Kipchaks Cumans. The great legacy left by this civilization is the "Codex
Cumanicus". It was a Kipchak-Persian-Latin dictionary compiled at the end of the
XII century, the author of which is unknown.