"STORY ABOUT 'ABD AL-QADIR GILANI AND HIS MURID" BY THE TATAR SUFI POET ABULMANIH KARGALY
Khasavnekh Alsu Akhmadullovna
Centre of Written and Musical Heritage of G. Ibragimov Institute of Language, Literature and Arts of the Tatarstan Academy of Sciences
Abstract. The article presents an analysis of the poetic works of the Tatar Sufi poet A. Kargaly about 'Abd al-Qadir Gilani and his disciple, including two independent plots, which are based on the understanding of the significance and importance of the Sufi sheikh’s role in the life of his disciple, murid. Repentance (Tawbah) and spiritual rebirth are central motifs of the work. The original features and the author’s interpretation of the story are revealed.
Key words and phrases: суфизм, служение шейху, чудеса (карамат), покаяние, духовное перерождение, Sufism, service of Sheikh, wonders (karamat), repentance, spiritual rebirth
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