The Interpretation of Human Features in the Didactic Works of Mahmud Zamakhshari

Abstract

This scientific work provides information about the moral views in the didactic works of Mahmud Zamakhshari, a prominent scholar of his period, who created about 70 unique works in the fields of linguistics, religious studies, lexicology, and ethics. The works on the science of ethics, which are an inseparable part of scholar’s scientific heritage, are recognized even today as a notable school of his field. The works such as “Nawabigu–l–kalim” (“Delicate phrases”) and “Atwaqu–z–zahab” (“Golden sheaves”) are immortal and rare examples in this field. In these two works, the scholar expressed his thoughts and statements based on the views of the thinkers of his period and before his period. The views of Mahmud Zamakhshari on the spiritual and educational importance of human qualities reflected in these works have not lost their relevance even today.