About the Book of Rāhatü’l-Kulūb

Abstract

The Rāhatü’l-Kulūb ‘Pleasant of hearts’ is the third huge work of compendium (Madjmua) on Uyghur script, which preserved in British Museum by Orient 8193. This manuscript was copied by Mansur Baxši in the cultural center of Timurids’ empire in Yazd in 1432. Rāhatü’l-Kulūb is a work, which contains a religious and philosophical subjects and hadises of the Prophet and advices of wise men. This work is the most appropriate version of the XV century Turkish-language literature, Turkish-Islamic philosophical poems. This text was written in the beautiful literary style of Chagatai language. It is an essential written work in Turkish literature, particularly, in the history of Turkic-Islamic thoughts. Following is the text of Rāhatü’l-Kulūb based on the picture of Or.8193 indexed manuscript. 

Keywords

• Rāhatü’l-Kulūb
• Uyghur script
• Chagatai language
• the manuscripts of Temurids’ period
• Chagatai language

Rāhatü’l-Kulūb Kitabı Üzerine

Öz

The Rāhatü’l-Kulūb ‘Pleasant of hearts’ is the third huge work of compendium (Madjmua) on Uyghur script, which preserved in British Museum by Orient 8193. This manuscript was copied by Mansur Baxši in the cultural center of Timurids’ empire in Yazd in 1432. Rāhatü’l-Kulūb is a work, which contains a religious and philosophical subjects and hadises of the Prophet and advices of wise men. This work is the most appropriate version of the XV century Turkish-language literature, Turkish-Islamic philosophical poems. This text was written in the beautiful literary style of Chagatai language. It is an essential written work in Turkish literature, particularly, in the history of Turkic-Islamic thoughts. Following is the text of Rāhatü’l-Kulūb based on the picture of Or.8193 indexed manuscript. 

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Rāhatü’l-Kulūb
• Uyghur script
• Chagatai language
• the manuscripts of Temurids’ period
• Chagatai language

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