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The Concept Of Ḥikma in Sufi Lore: A Brief Case Study of Khoja Aḥmad Yasawi’s Divān-ı Ḥikmat

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The Concept Of Ḥikma in Sufi Lore: A Brief Case Study of Khoja Aḥmad Yasawi’s Divān-ı Ḥikmat

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This paper investigates the broad idea of wisdom (ḥikma) as articulated in Islamic history and considers the poetic Compendium of Wisdom (Divān-i Ḥikmat) of Khoja Aḥmad Yasawī as its case study. Yasawī was a seminal Sufi saint in the religious and cultural landscape of Central Asia during the heyday of the Seljuk Empire (circa 1100-1200 CE). Yasawī’s poetry and teachings evoke a lived religious experience that echoes in the spiritual imagination of Turkic Muslim communities to this very day. Like his person, his hikmat also played a crucial role in the Islamization of the region. Khoja Yasawī’s Divān is embedded in Hanafi-Māturīdi scholastic discourse at large, yet it has much more to offer a believer. Each part is considered a hikmät that contains wisdom in its holistic sense. The Divān has many versions stretched across Central Asia and remained part of oral tradition, as noted by DeWeese (2013). The work stretches between biographical themes, high terms of Parisinate Sufism, zikrs, and anecdotal dialogue (Yesevî 2017). Therefore, Yasawī’s contribution to the Central Asian highlands transcends doctrinal supersessionism and has an invitation to self-inquiry and humility. The paper explores ḥikma (wisdom) in a broad sense, focusing on Khoja Yasawī’s Divān as an oral tradition and on his ascetic discipline, ethical focus, and way of being within his historical context. This paper not only explores the religious importance of ḥikma within Sufi metaphysics but also looks at how Yasawī’s ḥikma is reflected in his poetry, providing a detailed understanding of how religious ideas and love for the divine come together in the Central Asian Sufi tradition of the Yasawī order.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Etik Beyan

This study is a revised and expanded version of a paper aimed for the international symposium titled “Yasavi’s Heritage in the Dialogue of Time and Culture: Humanitarian Guidelines and Challenges of Modernity,” held in Turkestan on 15–16 May 2025 under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture and Information of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan. It has not yet been published.

Kaynakça

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Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil

İngilizce

Konular

Kelam, Tasavvuf

Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Yayımlanma Tarihi

29 Aralık 2025

Gönderilme Tarihi

13 Ağustos 2025

Kabul Tarihi

20 Ekim 2025

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2025 Sayı: 59

Kaynak Göster

APA
Zafar, A. B. (2025). The Concept Of Ḥikma in Sufi Lore: A Brief Case Study of Khoja Aḥmad Yasawi’s Divān-ı Ḥikmat. Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi Dergisi, 59, 687-698. https://doi.org/10.17120/omuifd.1764392
AMA
1.Zafar AB. The Concept Of Ḥikma in Sufi Lore: A Brief Case Study of Khoja Aḥmad Yasawi’s Divān-ı Ḥikmat. OMÜİFD. 2025;(59):687-698. doi:10.17120/omuifd.1764392
Chicago
Zafar, Abdul Basit. 2025. “The Concept Of Ḥikma in Sufi Lore: A Brief Case Study of Khoja Aḥmad Yasawi’s Divān-ı Ḥikmat”. Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi Dergisi, sy 59: 687-98. https://doi.org/10.17120/omuifd.1764392.
EndNote
Zafar AB (01 Aralık 2025) The Concept Of Ḥikma in Sufi Lore: A Brief Case Study of Khoja Aḥmad Yasawi’s Divān-ı Ḥikmat. Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi Dergisi 59 687–698.
IEEE
[1]A. B. Zafar, “The Concept Of Ḥikma in Sufi Lore: A Brief Case Study of Khoja Aḥmad Yasawi’s Divān-ı Ḥikmat”, OMÜİFD, sy 59, ss. 687–698, Ara. 2025, doi: 10.17120/omuifd.1764392.
ISNAD
Zafar, Abdul Basit. “The Concept Of Ḥikma in Sufi Lore: A Brief Case Study of Khoja Aḥmad Yasawi’s Divān-ı Ḥikmat”. Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi Dergisi. 59 (01 Aralık 2025): 687-698. https://doi.org/10.17120/omuifd.1764392.
JAMA
1.Zafar AB. The Concept Of Ḥikma in Sufi Lore: A Brief Case Study of Khoja Aḥmad Yasawi’s Divān-ı Ḥikmat. OMÜİFD. 2025;:687–698.
MLA
Zafar, Abdul Basit. “The Concept Of Ḥikma in Sufi Lore: A Brief Case Study of Khoja Aḥmad Yasawi’s Divān-ı Ḥikmat”. Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi Dergisi, sy 59, Aralık 2025, ss. 687-98, doi:10.17120/omuifd.1764392.
Vancouver
1.Abdul Basit Zafar. The Concept Of Ḥikma in Sufi Lore: A Brief Case Study of Khoja Aḥmad Yasawi’s Divān-ı Ḥikmat. OMÜİFD. 01 Aralık 2025;(59):687-98. doi:10.17120/omuifd.1764392