AN IMPORTANT SOURCE IN UZBEKISTAN: RISĀLE-I ḪAŻRET-I ḤAKĪM ATA RAḤMETULLĀHI ʿALEYH
ÖZBEKİSTAN’DA BULUNAN ÖNEMLİ BİR KAYNAK: RİSĀLE-İ ḪAŻRET-İ ḤAKİ̄ M ATA RAḤMETULLĀHİ ʿALEYH
Buzrukov M. Sultanbek K. Tui̇Mebayev Z.
March 2025Ankara Haci Bayram Veli University
Turk Kulturu ve Haci Bektas Veli - Arastirma Dergisi
2025Issue 113455 - 486 pp.
One of the most famous disciples of Hoca Ahmed Yesevî is Süleyman Bakırganî. Due to his wise and insightful deeds, he is known by the title Hakîm Ata. Although there is no information regarding his birth date, it is known that he passed away in 582 AH / 1186 CE. The manuscript Risāle-i Ḫażret-i Ḥakīm Ata Raḥmetullāhi ʿaleyh was obtained from the Kaynar neighborhood as a result of scholarly compilations conducted in the village of Coş, located in the Koşrabat district of the Samarkand region. The title of the book, its author, and the copyist are unknown. However, it is stated that the manuscript was copied in a Bukhara madrasa in 1123 AH / 1711 CE. This book, which was inherited from the owner’s ancestors, has changed hands over five generations since 1825. The section attributed to Hakîm Ata is part of a manuscript, the first pages of which are torn and thus unreadable. The manuscript is found between folios 177b and 184b. The manuscript begins with praise to Allah and blessings upon the Prophet, followed by information about Hakîm Ata’s spiritual authority, family, and children. According to this work, it is narrated that Ahmed Yesevî placed Hakîm Ata on a white camel and instructed him to settle wherever the camel rested. Additionally, another legend states that because of what Hakîm Ata did to his third son, Hubbi Hace, his sins would be forgiven after forty years of water flowing over his grave. Alongside these accounts, the manuscript also mentions that Ahmed Yesevî had 99,000 disciples (178b/17) and provides additional information, such as Hakîm Ata’s eldest son, Mahmud Hoca, and his second son, Askar Hoca, being instructed by Sheikh Carullah, the author of al-Kashshāf. Interest in reading, transmitting, and publishing manuscripts on Sufism in Uzbekistan has grown significantly, especially after independence. During the Soviet era, some villagers hid manuscripts by plastering them into walls. Their subsequent decision to donate these works to relevant institutions, including museums, institutes, and universities, for research purposes reflects an important and conscious effort. One of the manuscripts obtained during the compilation process is Risāle-i Ḫażret-i Ḥakīm Ata Raḥmetullāhi ʿaleyh, which had not been previously studied. This study aims to provide a manuscript transcription, introduce Hakîm Ata and his family to the academic world, and contribute–however modestly–to future research on the subject.
Chagatai Turkish , Hakîm Ata , manuscript , Uzbekistan
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