The Writer's Skill in Creating the Image of Imam Maturidi

Аннотация

This article discusses Luqmon Bo‘rixon’s novel "Imam Maturidi." Notably, the novel stands out as a new phenomenon in recent years of Uzbek historical fiction due to the novelty of its subject matter. At the center of the work is the figure of Imam Maturidi — a renowned scholar in the Islamic world and the Muslim East, particularly known for his contributions to the science of hadith. The article focuses on the novel’s ideological and artistic features, the writer’s skill in portraying the great scholar’s image, as well as the originality of the style and conceptual content, and the principle of historical accuracy. Keywords: Imam Maturidi, hadith scholar, historical novel, Islamic world, writer's skill, sheikhs and saints, issues of fiqh, philosophy and logic, soul and spirit. become possible to provide an objective assessment of Introduction: From the earliest examples of Uzbek historical religious figures. Luqmon Bo‘rixon’s novel novels, historical fiction has held an important place in "Imam Maturidi" is dedicated to the life and scholarly modern Uzbek prose due to its thematic diversity and work of the great thinker, founder of the Maturidiyya broad scope in both subject matter and volume. school, and prominent hadith scholar Imam Maturidi, Indeed, the school of Uzbek historical novel, which who made a lasting contribution to the development of began in earnest with Oybek’s "Navoi", has faced the Islam. The novel's uniqueness lies in the fact that Imam serious task of artistically reviving the images of Maturidi’s image is presented for the first time in Uzbek ancestors who showed courage and fortitude during historical fiction, making it a pioneering work in both significant political transformations in the history of the theme and scope. While other writers have repeatedly Uzbek people. This task also involves restoring these turned to certain historical periods and personalities, figures to the treasury of national spirituality and the portrayal of this great scholar had long been inspiring pride and admiration for them in the minds of overlooked in Uzbek prose. today's younger generation. Writing a historical novel requires from the author not only great skill, but also a RESULTS AND DISCUSSION thorough comparison and study of the historical Writer Luqmon Bo‘rixon, with his deep insight and context and sources of that period. It demands a broad creative imagination, has skillfully interpreted commitment to justice in portraying historical figures, the life and scholarly activities of Imam Maturidi—who revealing their personal conflicts, inner emotional lived in 10th-century Samarkand—from both the worlds, and human qualities in a vivid and lifelike perspective of his time and modern-day relevance. His manner. success in presenting this narrative as a cohesive and METHODS purposeful work highlights the significance of the novel. In his review article titled “The Image of a During the years of independence, a new national Theologian Scholar”, literary critic Ibrohim G‘ofurov perspective has emerged in the literary treatment of describes the novel’s place in Uzbek prose as follows: the spiritual leaders, saintly scholars, and hadith experts who lived in Central Asia and contributed to "Writer Luqmon Bo‘rixon painstakingly gathered, Islamic thought. Thanks to independence, it has studied, analyzed, and interpreted historical records to American Journal Of Philological Sciences 49 https://theusajournals.com/index.php/ajps American Journal Of Philological Sciences (ISSN – 2771-2273) depict the great theologian’s image in a lifelike and relationships with other students. The scholar’s humanized way. The protagonist of the novel emerges exceptional intellect, ability to excel in assignments, as a profoundly intelligent, humane, and just person. swift and insightful responses in class, and depth of He corrects many misconceptions and incorrect ideas thought greatly impressed his teachers—especially in the field of theology using deep reflection and by Iyodi. Recognizing signs of spiritual elevation in him, his relying on the power of reason and tradition. He teacher Abu Bakr Iyodi even assigned a responsible upholds a pure theological approach through his person at the madrasa to monitor his condition. This scholarly talent and sound logic. The novel presents the was due to Muhammad ibn Muhammad’s habit of scholar’s personality in full, both as a scholar and a performing late-night prayers (tahajjud) and human being, allowing the reader to fully appreciate occasionally entering a trance-like state during Imam Maturidi's image." worship. The novel gradually illustrates key moments in the In depicting the image of the scholar, the writer does scholar’s life, including his childhood memories, family not limit himself to traditional narrative techniques or life, and the distinguishing features that set him apart dry description. Instead, he uses the method of during his educational journey under various teachers