HIKMET 51DTrearvveilslhinegs alirgehet,atshyegyojionugrsnheayrifnogretvaelre.s on the road,TThheeinr apmoseseosfsAiolnlashbaeliwngaysstaofnf itnhehadnedrv, issahshliparso. und the waist,TWheeadrienrgvissihmkpnleowrosbneso,tabhoetharwt oofrlhdus.ndred thousand divinations,RSwesepeethctefaurltlyo,fdGerovdis, hthees sdielernvtislyh’sregpreaactet,htheeNZaimkre, of the Lord.DNoerrvliesthteesardsodnroytfarollmowrumninsdinegmeeyaenso. urs, or medicine to cure,WEnoarmdsoaurreedsatchreaymgeinvet, aswpoakyetnheinir tshoeulla, nthgeusaegaegoefdHdiekrmviesht,es.YWoiullakriellStehreveagnot HlikoejaaAdhomg aendd, leletttaheruddedrvyischoemspplaesxsi.on wither, New Moon Dusk in Turkestan 17
HIKMET 53 LDDFieienassdartndiitnvutgahtinteohtnpaegrmtieecdsaeecilohnvfeedskseidinsnitssihdptuiiopststi,soadennist,ssabliaodennvcd,aasnm,taegdeeds.titute, WNTWhohhooeesnnenedtahleciipovrmresitvfponerrdeege,hodwetsnthewdonsa,bttweehrche,oedmneepdrydiivensegtdit,euntaem, mouayrekdn, ow. TTCYoohouombsdeeeedwnpeorhpiwovrievdAdei,hsdrdmeiessespatdie,thculatot,reosbkwhecartoeht tmiycnohegu,at,hmnedypddoiesoaarrd,avnadntdaegperdivseodu,l.Dusk over the Mausoleum and City walls in Turkestan 18
East Wall Yassawi Mausoleum 19
HIKMET 74WWTSuhihpeseprheroienIrgtmwinteiogsrhcttaihtfcouekilpromrSnouetcnbolahgtiahmatet,hm‘Iel.rm, Hal’,YSTI eehwraeovriunrinliedngvgetghritvyoeemptmaioosytuveesstmoIhuewelniotntoutIlomdwxaitocakuakeltedidomirnvuyiobnlfeeilnacovtonoeng,mnineygc.etiyoens,to the dervish,KDDTohreisisndpukricshttehhateehmsweaawiinnnoetr,Iolwwdfililylsol;hnprgtaeoisnnsoggtiu,hfntriescmneleyoistupsonorenncceeioothnhuu,esnwsdorouerdll.dt,housand times,AMIInwloataushn,rettnhbtioenlingnsekosliblonltfceha,einisbnwiertyoetehar,l,rdlsi,ffehoairsvpegeolnennfeti,,es.FLTTyohhileinlsyogiwls,etewahrvhseeyamotaafIpfyhphsarapovleaepalrtkaioanttshdeaeywelmthaonabttgrhiausecaneiggoehntabotruhrataemntihrt,s.e, words are lies,TWTFaohihettehhdn,eersttehchleieignnwikdooeanrrnslatdsnamedonfobdAnesldg,ieamyfmoawudwinlIlieldalsilsfrliesgbcehetttsstaohinnledd,sefeowartoperradocsfh.ito, ther,ASIInotnoTRgoreaulwqstishgsSahMtahtmuoesratteuacdrpanhansaibnsseoasowpacnertrhaefodsartSdmiuanbendMhc,aeitt.’hrwaejay,sffuosrsmanedd,fluster,ILJIinfobIrrTdaarmiulStauhtrbo,rhiMbvaeenudfsio,tnlaalfnohadwi,siesnmru,paiIgwpahoelts,rottfaeawudingahthneitstdZ,thoiekaprde, ,rform Zikr.ILLIfiiwkkyaoeenuBAtaadtyroheaarzamiiddt,rmaurveeyfosulioedslvefteohtrh,feesawhltlehowdrrolodynrolleyudaorlynnteddeaseir,tsssi,rreesw. ards, 20
SSSPoecerarIvftotamernrmatayHcZsroeiokjesardsAatphnheedmarwolespodera,dnncsdotohndfefiryapoomanuttohrinnvodgefsrtTshienaesrt,wihqtoheartehltdgeoloayarl,dtlsls,hooyffhamwadeaniyt,.h,Pool of the Levites - Mount Sinai - near where Moses saw the Face of God 21
HIKMET 75IMBWneyictthoheamyateesihnawesatnivasihyngthht,otetihansreegtea,mleceaaleigrnalnyritlfyihin.ceetbnhlecoeomomofirAnnglilnaggha,rIdwenan, t to sit,TBGCheoutomiwdseieeneslgenoatfGdoteohtrhdeseOwaPnchadeolaaMntcreueoarIfdiwWdtaahanrheetdpttaohantebhiyeinoaattfe,gtrhumeaerLddo.iradriaerse, brave,IKCThwnoonoasnwteitnwttuhoioastuthasfikrnlyeogmpttheoetrhrffoeeraruLmcihtosrZtdohifkeytrohL‘ueHorrEudgn’,iwfddt iaiotsyhfiaDnannsadtyaosnnp.iteg,nhth,eart,IWCTayoikevtaihenrrnfgienaatgotghtfiehlayrensotbonsofttdaolofyftvhioenefetrblhiargetahinngtacgehrombeussoeno,f efhsMasp, ap’riinfaets.s,BATI hweseawMnfaaotkistteheofsfusuolal,nyOa“lSlGifgnroiaaedtinh,, dsereerseevwidenaiagtlhsTtbhzheeeyaasFcle,aolcfnetsooofmfGpeo”i.ldgr, image,TLTAhoilgaoehsks,t,aeItsnghhiaenovrgeef ismitlssaynvbeopertlrtyhe,icIwniotgaiuenldsetiflnttiofgienottolmoasttyeehrhaevarweonutidnhnsde,d,fsrmaoimnyts.welof,rshipping,FCAHarneieataihrntiinrnnegegwrtbahvrooeddinecyede,wsswohsiu,atIrlh,ewhdanaesnaeertcxttrqoaeuntssidusairstnrepedimnraidti,mrearcemlsesy,agseouolf. mourning,IHHSneeertvsshaaaeiinddnt,,aH““mHNoejouaotmAfpbtrhhlaemecsteLiesdorivnrisdagnnIrtoiwybtaaesznonatmtot,toeIaocssnaahecnarnmmifoioectdtesivhtmaootywecdrsMyobuAyyl.lwplarohor.f”lidt,.” 22
HIKMET 108IRdeceeairvlyinwgiashmteosqsaugite tfhroismwTohrled.Hour,IImdemarelrysewdisihn ttoheqsueiat tohfismwaonrklidn.d,NMoarnckainreds daojeost nfoorttshpeewakoorlfdt.he world,IAdpeaarrtlfyrowmishthteoLqouridt ,thniostwhionrgldi.s spoken,MTI hdooesauerssla,ynIwmdirysahenatrodoiqdlduniLtoutthhsiptsaawyn,ondroliddr.dniodt KreimngaiSnu,leiman,WIYodhueeaenrnlytdhwueipwshiontrolfdrqiteuunirtdntsshhibispawdw,oicrthlledvt.here sigernvoarnatnst,revjeercitlyi,t,KTI hdineegawrHloyrowljdaiscAhahntmohqeedauriYttathhsesimasww, io, ralldl .Hikmet written, 23
GLOSSARY “A’u zu billahit,hBeisnmamilleaohf”G- oI dse. ek Protection from Allah, inAbid - WorshipperAdab - The rules and customs of decency.A dh am - IbraphrimomibinneAntdohfatmhece. a7r1l8y a–scc.e7ti8c2Siusfiosnaeinotfst.he most Adh am Ibrahrpiemelrinf-eqcWutiiaosshnaeodknitnhthgeeftrhporamothnBei.naOlksenhaerincwhIhrGoanohdaw.shaochvioelvuendtarilyAhiret - End of the World. Ain -ul-yakin s-aEcrxepdlicpiattkhn. owledge and unambiguous - vision - al-Arweh - Well of Souls.Al Fakhru fahir - Poverty is my pride.Al Hayy - The Everlasting, The Ever Living [name of God].Al-Arsh Kursi - The infinite spaces within the Kingdom of God.Al-Faqr-Fakhri - Poverty is My Pride.Alim - A scholar of religious studies.Amal - Selfless service in the name of God.Amanat - A ‘pledge’ that which is entrusted by God. Am ri-Ma’ruf t-hGeuriigdhest panatdhi.nstructions in order to maintainAna al Haqq - I am the Truth.Angel Riduan - Head Angel in Paradise.Anta al Haqq -You are the Truth.Anta al Hodi - You are the Leader.Arif - Gnosis, the one who holds mystical knowledge. Ars h - Throneboefiningftihneityspbaecyeosnodf itnhfeinKituersdioomf iInnifoinnitoyf. GThoeds.e 24
A ry stan Bab - Was a leading follower of The Prophet Muhammad. Four hundred years after the prophet’s time was instructed to pass on the ‘amanat’, personified as a persimmon fruit to Hoja Ahmed Yassawi. Having been given this ‘Barakat’ (divine blessing, virtue as spiritual force, the spiritual energy of the teacher) Yassawi was thus endowed in his mission as per tradition.Astaghfir - Forgiveness.Ayat - A verse from the Qur’an.Ayoob - Prophet, symbol of infinite patience.Azan - Call to prayer.Azrael - The angel of Death.B ab amashin -oAvermfyotuhrichaulnledgreenddyaerayrssaainndt whahdo tahlleegabedilliytylitvoedflyf.orB al kh - An ancwceianesntuatlrcwyitaIyyslstahnmeoctbeeednctaarmse aoefgrZroeooatrteosdaesaitntriotahfneliespamronp. iIunnlgat.thioennainntdhi t Baraat - A verse.Barkhu - Jewish convert to Islam.B ay azid - SheHfwwikaahmehseloAiraveutbetshuadSceYihundaefiizdteihfddrteooaBmnnhaodiyIrsartwazhabianwdislewiTbsthyautyorotfiofeudIdroirepaitdbhnennei,nrilIynes8.ae7thx5apel-CrcBe.iEistssy.tahHomifimsBi sfwiasetmalafs.,eaBidar - Wakefulness.Bir wa Bar - The Oneness of the Divine. Bur aq - A winvmtghaeiargdinorahuatosidloryosnena,fksroeoanymhwbouMhrtsieecschmwctaaihtlthleoehrPJuerthormupaanshanealtehmmmeau.adlDde,e.eaptbhiceetaensdtigb higt g erBustan - A fruit orchard.C av e - This remdlmfaeutroeerstsrirnqtetougos,ethYhintiaesaisscssmaiapxvwertedeyiso-iHetnrhricvTlivreeudeldlrtyk,Ateonehasdetrmaaa.rynAetdat-hsaYesaeadmnesesaaupaulntwshsodioeodlDrefeguufsromcnouegunrbenduaodneinldd t. yiane hatoraslf 25
C hi ltan - Fort(ySasahianbtas,)tohfetphaetProronps hoeftt.he living CompanionsDarussalam - One of the names given to Paradise.Darya - Is the river Darya. D er vish - LiteSfmvroeualyrlfllssioyteiwissmcaaatehlsdabeynernprionovatintghshyehpmroaihfsuooTpoofanedrdrei,,eqhweraqvohtui.wsoHihevh.vaeaelwesrnsaitnasctatorhimfteihceceemodAnbetreeavrxbetoricyoftffthahkitenhirge.steoDidar - The Face of God.Dua - A prayer, invocation.Duldul - The legendary horse of Halif Ali.D un geon - Rewfehreernecae rtoecYluassesadweiv’socteesllh-ismeeseallfstooChaisvsep-iroirtuaapl plarcaectice.Durr - Jewel, treasure, pearls.Fanna fi Allah - The annihilation of self and dissolution into God.Fajr - Early morning prayer. Faq r - Povertyd,einvoaisdmofuwchoralsdalyngionoddivsidanudalchhaasttcehlso.sen to beFikr - Contemplation, meditation. Fird aws - ThenFEhoudiumegnrhb,eHewsruthnoleifdcvbhreeolidnsofeawsnPhdianerrFateodhtriehstyebe,oFpsdooroyumpr-eh[st4eiemt4es4eAa]sn.prTdpehefmeinsradrrreeitxdfyer1trsosoatafbosidthee Sayin Nazarbekuly.G hafo or - ForAgilvlainhg. , Compassionate One, when used as a name forGhaus-ul-Ghiaz - The patrons of travellers in distress.Gilman - Heavenly servants.Guria - Heavenly maidens, wives - see also Houris.Habib - Beloved friend.H ad hrat - Is asutictlhe hinonthoerivfieci.nItosfliYtoeruarlHmoenaonuinr,gHisisPMresaejensctey.or other 26
H ad ith - ReferPerxrepodplithcoiettlhyseaorierdai,msdmipdle,icaainptlpiynr.govthede,raenpdordtissaabpopurotvwehdaotft,heHai/Hajj - I Am Forever, is one of God’s names.Hakim Ata - Suleiman Bakyrgani - a famous pupil of Yassawi.Halal - That which is permitted.Hamd-o-sana - To praise God.Hanash - Snake.H aq iqat - TherelaasltissattaigoenoofftThreumthy.stical path (Tariqat) TheHaqq - The Truth - one of the names of God, also can mean Sufi.Haqq-ul-yakin - Outcome - Stories about Truth - Divine reality.Haram - Forbidden.Hasan Basri - The famous Sufi from Iraq.Hassan - Son of Ali.Hawze Kausar - Fountains of Heavenly Waters.Hazrat - Is an honorific term.H oj a - MissionLaorryd,oofrIshlaomno,uarsapbelecipalercsoounr.t title, later becomingHouris - Heavenly maidens - see also Guria.Hu - He is God, also meaning Zikr.Ibrahim - The biblical prophet Abraham.Illahi - Another name of Allah.Illiyn - The storage place for dead souls.Ilm - Knowledge.Ilm Hal - Knowledge of the hidden. Esoteric knowledge.Ilm Hul - Knowledge of the profane.Ilm laduni - Inherent within divine knowledge.I lm ul yakin -reKansoown lSeadcgreedwliathwsa.certainty based on intuition 27
Ilyas - The biblical prophet Elijah.Imam - Leader of prayers, leader in Muslim community.Iman - The Muslim faith.Insha’ Allah - God willing.Inayat - God’s Grace.Inna Fatahna - A sura in the Qur’an.Ishan - A title given to a leader in the Sufi Tariqat.Ishmail - A Biblical prophet, son of Abraham.I shq - Divine mlovyest,iucanlqSuuefni cPhaatbhl.e passion for God, leading to theI sra fil - The Abrechgiannngienlgsoouf nJuddinggmtehnettDruamy.pet to herald theIstighfar - Forgiveness.J abb ar - One oTfhtehMe nigahmtyesOonfet.he Lord - sometimes translated asJibrail - The Archangel Gabriel.Jakub - Jacob of the Old Testament.Janazah - A funeral prayer for ascension for the dead.Jannat - Paradise.Junayd - A famous Sufi teacher.Kaaba - The main Muslim shrine, a sacred cuboid house in Mecca.Kafir - A non-believer, also sometimes referred to as an infidel.Kalim - Moses’ name sometimes written Kali Mulla - see also Musa.K al u Bala - mheaavnisn‘gYebse,ewneacskoendfebssy iGt’o-dIttihsethqeueasntsiowner‘MsoaunlsRmababkueka’.Karbala - A desert in Iran. Kar un - Rich shmwisaanpll,aotrwhsieemdoowbnynyet hhreeofewacarostuhcn.utrlseessdtarneadsuhrisesw. eBaelcthauwseaso fKatibiyn - One of the angels deputed to all beings 28
Kausar - The Heavenly Spring of Abundance mentioned in Qur’an.K halil Ullah -AAbrfarhieanmd.of Allah, the epithet of the prophetK hi dr - A mirtianhcultehs ewgaSoiunrkfeiedtrr,easndaoiitnrimtonhoaudvsuineregtpoeuthetairstniroaolnlleiafanes.dKapnhoiipdnuritlhiaaratisotyrh.ad Kho rasan - ArreefgeriorinnglytinogailnarIgreanC(ePnetrrsailaA) sainadn irnegIisolanm. ic referenceKiraman - One of the angels deputed to all beings.Kirdigar - A name of God.Kursi - The Throne of the Lord.La ilaha ilallah - There is no God apart Allah.Labbai - I am at your disposal.Lahut - Divine nature, Wahadiyyat level.L am akan - ThtehevarsetaelmmpotfinGeosds .that is not of this world yet is withinLawh-Qalam - The sacred pen scripted Book of Decrees.L aw h-ul-Mahdfueszti-nTiehseaPrerewserritvteedn Tdaobwlent. - where all creatures’Ma’rifat - The mystical knowledge, knowledge of God. Ma’ ruf - A terrmeccoogmnimseodn, layckunseodwtloeddgeendooter,aucncdepertestdo.od, known,Mahshar - Day of Judgment.Malamat - Reproach, censure, blame.Man Rabbuka - Am I your Lord? Man jun - LeilHa eangdavMe aunpjuanll fwoerrheelro.vers, akin to Romeo and Juliet.Mansur Al Hallaj - A Sufi born in 858 died 923. One of the great Sufis who attained a high degree of merging with God. In his sermons he pronounced ‘Ana al Haqq’ (I am the Truth) for which he was considered an apostate and hung on the gallows. He did not die on the gallows. He 29
was subsequently stoned, as he continued to proclaim ‘I am the Truth’. Then cut into pieces, he was burned and his ashes thrown into the river. Maq am - A sptirriatvuealllelrevmeluostr pstaasgse. on the Path - through which theMaqam Fana - Level of Unity of Being.M as haikh - Thteheedsuevcearteadl fcielaldsss ooff MIsluasmliimc slteugdailessc.holars engaged inMaulim - The Divine name of the Lord, Helper, Friend.Mayhana/Meyhane - An inn, drinking house.Mi’raj - Night of ascension into heaven of the Prophet Muhammad.Mimma khuliqh - Drop of liquid.Minbar - The pulpit in a mosque.Mount Kaf - Mythological mountain.Mullah - A religious teacher or leader. Mu najat - ThendonsufAeaapljjtriaahpvawwelebiaarcipacaimonttwseiceoetoearlnrfnyod,ifsrsotm‘hsrrtaaoeurlloevknwptaiaeontejdirnagodttfniarinm.sonHmscdueeeencrnnoaricajefvaejtesat’.,idhnoBin,efsef.miestthihrdeseeaertntshe,fiercntohhgmmne eiwcayanou lrinntdeag rjimoofrM u nka r Nakehqeuarse-sletTifhotnethst.we bouarniagleglsroapupneda.rTinhgeyafatsekr tthhee lpaositnpteerdso n Murid - A novice, Sufi disciple, committed one.Musa - The prophet Moses of the Old Testament - see also Kalim.Mushid - Sufi teacher, mentor on the Way.Mustafa - Prophet Muhammad.N af s - The egoi,t tihs ethseellfo, wI,essotudli,mcaernnsaiol,npsoyfcmhea.nI’sninitws uarndreefxinisetdensctaet.eNahi anil Munkar - Forbidding what is evil, opposing injustice.Nakeer-Munkar - See Munkar Nakeer 30
Namaz - Prayer, the mandatory 5 times a day prayer cycle.Nasimi - One of the famous Sufis.Niyaz - A spiritual plea, yearning.Oraza - The discipline of fasting. Par vardigar -STuhsetaSinuefirn-ahmereeomf Geaondin-gliGteoradlloyrmLoeardn.ing ThePir - The Elder, Mentor on the Path. Pir Mugan - APrgerseeantcme aosfteHr,orlienfeersrsi-ngseteoatlhsoe PTraobpbhaertuMk.uhammad,Qadir - One of the names of God, meaning Almighty, Powerful.Q ahha r - OneVoefntgheefunla. mes of God, which means Punishing, Qalam - Sacred pen.Rabb - An Arabic originated word for Lord or Master.R ah eem - Meaonf inGgomd.erciful and applied here to one of the namesR ah man - MeoafniGngodg.racious and applied here to one of the names RRaasqusl- -GMiveisnsgetnbugirrentrhinotgfhGorofoutdhgeahnSdduafhnisec,reTe, hhreeefraeecrtrrieonffegrdtraoinnMcginutogh.tahmemecasdta. ticRivoyat - History, story, saga, narrative.Riyazat - Ascetic discipline the ‘killing’ of the flesh.Saba - Patience.Sahaba - See Companions of the Prophet.Sama - The sacred turning meditation of Islam.Sattar - One of the names of God, meaning hidden.S ec ond BookP-aAthb. oTohkisoifs Taalsroiqaant,oitlhluesrtnraatminegftohreDseivcionnedWstiasgdeomof.theS hah Husayn - Sheikh Husayn. 31
S hahe MardanH-erNoeicsk. name of Ali, literally translates as Shah of theShahid - A witness sacrificing himself for God, a martyr to the cause.Shahrb_n - The wife of Shah Husayn.Shaitan - The Devil, Satan, one’s base nature.Shakir - Contentment and Gratitude.S ha riat - The trheleigpiaotuhsorfigThatraiqnadt.an Islamic law - the initial stage onS hariy ar - Four friends of the Prophet, the four righteous caliphs.Shayyn Al Lillah - means ‘Help me for God’s sake’.Sheikh - Sufi community leader, a spiritual mentor. She rbet - Theadftreinr kmoefallosvtoe -swaedertiennktthaekesonubry. Arabs/Persians etc Shib li - A studsocteosantmtrteamocofifiztMjetaedaddnihntsbout(rahaneanldaaHsesysapleluearcmtj.taHon-fedHgmaerlasaocpinenee)tn.aatinnmdeudwcaahscoofifnnhsaitlsalynlitfe S idr a t ul MunprMlbalgttatdaeathhhenbsreeaaanaceeeeucossdhvgleascanuipPteantu,ttrurttsehriiaussaa-esbooSiehnwghetsoApepiha.edakdindohltd’cnersthfeecrehioa,aovntetoy-aafah.lwefrt,otetAIneugpdthlscrtehrllilllshaJe-antaeadeitMhitcmabcgaegsoewotkrndeuttiaustweogcoo’nohahgirerflthtftweamhdlrawssettdaghhthht‘raedoSoirheaaeesn,eipirt,edttadahmdppiiehnrQttosriexategeodtnhhdfpuhrrhpoLsaeee’terea,rhshole’rmastsyaetrdebtnoflsddteaueleputsu’aohseseolsolanlcrfrnasfiainirmmosstnnntoishndfhbatfggpi’el‘leitteoStetoentmhhrAelaifhksgeduexevteerecrsphuesaansaeamusflenbhctadnucotuwicuiicnilhf’nollorhi-o ataveongahtnjdefdrsrode aaoiafnftgSinai - see Tur. S ira t - The brisrtdhwiggeoheirtntdehfo.eauIrttsnoiaswnlteiahllmbenyuseswssgtooacrtnriddaotaseislslitatmosyuretehtsatitnchchreaosLssiaasnmohnnaaeirkrDsaanwon.oidlImlt snsshtdorataaryadp.ndTadlshesae 32
be thrown into the abyss of Hell.Subhan Allah - Allah the Perfect.S ub hat - The vtsepearircbihatuel raanl(Scdohsnepinkirehict)tuiaaonlndi.nsttiumdaetnetc. oTmhemeustnaibolnishbemtwenetenof t heSultan - King, Head of State. Sun net/SunnaMMhuu-shlIaismmthsmebawadsaeaydnodofnilnitftheeerpptreeraestccarhtiiibnoegndsoaafsnQsdtuaprnr’aadncat.ridcefsorof Swa llo wing bladIfoatrisefoifhsiddciuoou-nnnladt.eneifwresaxitbtophlouroedtusiosttihnpoasrntoatuprheseeerndpporrwtaimohcrteaincadebedlbueinevticootothnimeosneatsaapklmpiprnoorgarpeyrpeilarastcee.T ab baruk - ThreeliPcrseosefnthcee oPfroHpohleint eMssu(haasmexmpaedri)e.nced throughT afr id - DetacaTtohhlthlmhiinpseegrrinasstithasbfenaarndosaemnAtdhdlteolcharnrheeet.id‘hssTieetnhlfiioisd’sioegdnarievifntgeahiinvneaostatuotGforrGeorteodoowdrGissiaolotlnhd.udermcnseoeoauotnrfocipnneoegowstfehelafral.ltTa-Ha - One of the chapters of the Qur’an.Taharat - Cleanliness or purity.Tahlil - repetition of ‘La ilaha ilallah’. Taja lli - Splenrhdiuosimunrgainos falittttherreiabsluuttnreason. fsltartuiothnf-rothme bmeyhsitnicdatlhme ecalonuindgs iosfthe T ajr id - Detac(sdhouembbsiejerednecistteiafnvrnecodemjutaodmtghGbeemoitWdieoonanrntslsdd)coio-nnbgnjfieavecvicntotigevuderupopwrfiwittnhhocertilhpsdlepleyiesr)gli.itofueaa(lnil.dief.eTakbeer - Praising God.Talib - The seeker after God on the path of Tariqat.Tariqat - The second stage of the mystical path (Tariq).Tasbih - Form of Zikr involving the repetitive utterances of short 33
sentences glorifying God. Taw hid - DocwtriitnheGofoOd nanendepsrsionrcimploenooftuhneiistym. in Islam, unionThe Preserved Tablet - see Lawh-ul-Mahfuz. Thr ee HundrethdeabnoddSyix-tsyee- This refers 1tobtyhSeanyuimn Nbearzoafrbaretkeurileys. in AppendixTuba - is a tree Muslims believe grows in Jannah, or Islamic heaven.T ur - is ChagaStianiafoi,rthMeomunotuSnitnaaini -wihnetrheisMtroasnesslmatieotnGwoed.have usedU m mah - FolloofwIselra/md.isciple (of Muhammad) - literally the nation Wahdaniyat - All exclusive Unity, the source of any Multiplicity.W o oden Horsuese[wd iftohrfbouurrialel.gs] - Refers to the wooden slab that isY az dan - WorZthoyrooafswtroiarsnhdipie, trye.fers to Ahura Mazda ancient Yusuf - A prophet, the symbol of beauty.Zakaria - A Biblical prophet. Z ak at - To givaooennbadllicmgeraersttl,oiagariinyopukpoisrantypidmousnreopn(foutpssmeruosaa.pdlleyerta2yn.5na%nu)daloulyfsoeundnedf’soerirncIchsolaamrmiteia,cbllaewZakir - Someone who leads the Zikr.Zalym - Villain.Z ik r - Rememobfraalnl cSeu,ftihperarecmticeem. bering the name of God, the heartZindun - An underground dungeon, cell.Zuleikha - She was a martyr and lover of Yusuf.Zulfiqar - The sword of Ali. Zun nar - is a breefletruesnucaelltyowaoMrnusblyimChwrhisotihaanssraenndouJenwcse.dAhlissofaaith.Zunun Misri - Sufi teacher from Egypt. 34
Mausoleum of Arystan Bab 35
Bokebay Family (l to r) - Maratbek, Samatbek, Kenesbek, Erkenbek and AnuarbekAnuarbek Bokebay originally translated Diwani Hikmet (DivineWisdom) from the original Chagatai into both Kazakh andRussian. It was the Russian that the translators used as source forthis English translation. Anuarbek’s brother Samatbek has beenresponsible for bringing this eagerly awaited project to the widerglobal audience. The family gathered here with their motherand father in the background is a collected pool of creative andscholarly expertise that is utterly worthy of the sort of qualitiesextolled in Yassawi’s work. Their collective endeavour andtenacity have been foundational for this work to see the light ofday, not only into Kazakh and Russian, but into English. 36
Shaharbek Uzmanov (left) Mirahmet Mirhaldarov (centre) and Virve Trapman (right)Shaharbek Uzmanov (left) Jonathan Trapman (right) 37
One of the entrance gates to the ancient city of Yas (Turkestan) Yassawi Mausoleum - Inside the walled city 38
Guardian of the Turkestan site of Hoja Ahmed Yassawi’s Mausoleum - during lunch break! East Wall of Yassawi Mausoleum, Turkestan 39
A contemporary Painting showing Various Seers, Saints and Scholars that are the pillars of Kazakh History.In the background we can see Yassawi’s Mausoleum and Pilgrims trekking to this sacred site Artist: Dauren Beknazarov 40
“Look at his bright face, a hawk against the non-believers” Hikmet 61 41
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