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REVNAKU’L-İSLÂM’IN DİL ÖZELLİKLERİ
REVNAK'UL-ISLAM'S LANGUAGE CHARACTERISTICS

Author(s): Mehmet Demir
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Celal Bayar Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü
Keywords: Revnak’ul-İslâm; Vefâî; Turk; Turkic; Turkish; Chagathay; mixed-language

Summary/Abstract: Revnaku’l- İslâm is a work of Central Asian common Turkic language. It reflects the characteristics of Chaghatai Turkish and Turkmen Turkish. The reason for its populiarity among Turkic peoples is this multy-language peculiarities. Although it is a didactic work, its oura and its intimate style doesn’t bother the readers. Revnak’ul-İslâm is a kind of work which aims at teaching the rules of Islam. By giving information about Islamic principles, the writer, Vefai, interprets the world and and the people in a lyric style. He manintain a humanistic and consoltary attitute. In his work, the writer wants people to carry out their own Islamic obligations. By means of this work, it can be said that the cultural and sosical life of the Turkic people at that time was introduced clearly. Revnak’ul-İslâm is not well-known work in Turkey, but it has a wide spread fame in Central Asia. Some important stuides about the work have been done in Turmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tatarstan. Here we aim at examining and introdusing Revnak’ul-İslâm to Turkish people.

  • Issue Year: 10/2012
  • Issue No: 01
  • Page Range: 110-128
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: Turkish