Rāhatü’l-Kulūb Kitabı Üzerine

Authors : Kasımcan Sadikov

Pages : 409-432

Doi:10.35236/jots.544152

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Publication Date : 2019-06-24

Article Type : Research

Abstract :The Rāhatü’l-Kulūb ‘Pleasant of hearts’ is the third huge work of compendium ( Madjmua ) on Uyghur script, which preserved in British Museum by Orient 8193. This manuscript was copied by Mansur Baxši in the cultural center of Timurids’ empire in Yazd in 1432. Rāhatü’l-Kulūb is a work, which contains a religious and philosophical subjects and hadises of the Prophet and advices of wise men. This work is the most appropriate version of the XV century Turkish-language literature, Turkish-Islamic philosophical poems. This text was written in the beautiful literary style of Chagatai language. It is an essential written work in Turkish literature, particularly, in the history of Turkic-Islamic thoughts. Following is the text of Rāhatü’l-Kulūb based on the picture of Or.8193 indexed manuscript. 
Keywords : Rāhatü’l-Kulūb, Uyghur script, Chagatai language, the manuscripts of Temurids’ period, Chagatai language