MASHRAB – THE POET OF THE PEOPLE’S HEART
Abstract
This article examines the creative legacy of Boborahim Mashrab, a prominent representative of seventeenth – eighteenth – century Uzbek literature. The ideological and artistic features of the poet’s works, his Sufi worldview, and their socio-philosophical content are analyzed. It highlights that the themes of divine love, freedom, justice, struggle against hypocrisy, and human spiritual liberation occupy a central place in Mashrab’s poetry. In addition, the poet’s close connection with folklore, his mastery of symbolic imagery, and the artistic interpretation of Sufi terminology are studied from a scholarly perspective. The article reveals the role and significance of Mashrab’s creativity in classical Uzbek literature.
Keywords
Boborahim Mashrab, Sufi poetry, philosophy of love, free thinking, symbolic imagery, classical literature, social criticism, folk style.
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