Turkic literature and religious sciences
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Tabulate the representatives of Turkic literature: who, when, which work.
Yusuf Khass Hajib 1069–1070; Kashgari ~1072; Yugnaki 12th c.; Zamakhshari 1075–1144.
2
Explain the title “Qutadgu Bilig” and in 3 sentences why knowledge is called the key to happiness.
The title means knowledge leading to happiness; the author links knowledge with just rule and ethics.
3
Explain tasavvuf, tariqat, hadis and fiqh in your own words.
Sufism — a path of purity; tariqa — its way; hadith — sayings and deeds of Muhammad; fiqh — Islamic law.
4
Tabulate the founder, period and main idea of the three orders.
Yasawi 12th c., renunciation; Kubra late 12th c., defence of homeland; Naqshband 14th c., labour and honesty.
5
Explain why Bukhara was called “Qubbat ul-Islam”.
It had many madrasas, produced jurists, judges and imams, and was a centre of Islamic learning.