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Alisher Navoiy
An ingenious poet and the thinker, the musician and the artist, the
teacher and the scientist, a great statesman and one of the most
cultural persons of his time. Alisher Navoi was the conventional head
of the cultural life of Herat, the patron of numerous representatives
of sciences, arts and cultures. Due to Alisher many people have
received literary and art education and talent strengthening and there
is no any other patron and the tutor of people as Alisher. - wrote
Babur
Alisher Navoi was born on February 9, 1441 in the city of Herat, the capital of Huroson State.
From
the childhood Alisher was interested in reading the works of classics
of Persian-Tadjik literature: Saadi, Attar and others. According to
Navoiy himself, such poets as Lutfi Sheikh Kemal Turbati have directed,
assessed the verses written by him. Navoiy studied at the most educated
people of that time, took part in their highly intellectual and deeply
instructive conversations.
Having no family, no children, no
successors, the poet spent a significant part of his huge wealth for
charity. He has constructed a lot of educational institutions,
hospitals, a caravansheds, channels, bridges and roads.
In Herat
Navoi maintained the closest relations with the great Tadjik poet and
thinker Abdurrahman Dzhami (1414 - 1492) who was his closest friend,
the adherent, the teacher and the spiritual instructor. Friendship of
Navoiy and Dzhami remain in a history for ever as a bright symbol of
friendship between Uzbeks and Tadjiks.
By the time when Navoiy
became one of the outstanding persons in Hurasan, having received a
honorable post at a court yard, he already had reputation of the
masterly master of a verse. The generosity of his talent was that the
poet has captured all versions of lyrical works created by peoples of
the Muslim East during many centuries. Gazals and kitas, tarjibans and
rubai in what genre would not act , he proved everywhere with
shine boundless opportunities of his talent and skill.
Many known
representatives of the literature, art and science of second half 15
the beginning of 16 century, as a token of deep respect for Alisher
Navoi and in gratitude for his support, devoted to him their works.
The
image of this versatile and talented person historically is not
separable from the broad audience of his contemporaries, friends,
admirers and direct pupils poets and musicians, scientists and
architects, calligraphers and artists, historians and the writers, who
defined their activity as cultural blossoming of Herat epoch of
Nabvoiy .
Navoi has died On January 3, 1501 in Herat. All Herat saw
off to last way its favorite poet and the wise figure. The mourning
concerning Alisher Navois death lasted during the whole year - so
great was the love to the person who has devoted all talent and skills
to the people who had been indefinitely loved by him.
Alisher
Navois literary heritage is very huge. In it we find the set of fine
poems, epic products, scientifically philosophical pathes, literary
researches, biographies of scientists, poets, philosophers, works on a
history, on linguistics.
On the top of poetic creativity of Navoi is
creation of "Hamsa" a cycle from five poems: Confusion just ,
Layli and Madjnun, Farhad and Shirin, About seven wanderers ,
Wall of Iskandar.
The spiritual heritage of the remarkable son of
Uzbeks presently gets to be known internationally, it becomes the
property of everyone, to whom the interests of the world, friendship
and nations unity is valuable.
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