COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF NIZAMI GANJAVI’S EPICS “MAKHZAN UL-ASROR” AND ALISHER NAVOI’S “HAYRAT UL-ABROR”

Abstract

The first works of the series of epics “Khamsa” by the great thinkers Nizami Ganjavi and Alisher Navoi are called “Makhzan ul-Asror” and Hayrat ul-Abror “. Both epics are on a philosophical-ethical theme, reflecting the social views of the great scholar-poets. “Makhzan ul-Asror” is written in Persian, and “Hayrat ul-Abror” is written in Turkish. Although these works are ideologically complementary, they are by no means a repetition of each other. A comparative analysis of both epics highlights the uniqueness of the method of expression, the different attitudes to events and happenings, and the importance of the variety of exemplary stories.