The psychological function of artistic depiction in Luqmon Borikhan’s Novel “Imam Moturidiy”

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This article analyzes the psychological function of artistic depiction in Luqmon Borikhan’s novel Imam Moturidiy. The novel masterfully reveals the inner spiritual world, experiences, and intellectual realm of historical figures through monologues, dialogues, landscapes, and dream sequences. The individualization of characters' speech, the harmony between the author’s and characters' voices, and the artistic interpretation of aesthetic and national values are explored. Additionally, the relevance of the novel’s ideas to contemporary issues is highlighted. The author’s skill in integrating Sufi and religious ideas into the literary text is given special attention. The article employs a scientific-analytical approach based on literary theories and scholars' perspectives. Keywords: Novel, historical genre, composition, plot, interpretation, Islamic theology, time and space, artistic intent, artistry. relevant to modern times. The struggle against Introduction: The inner spiritual world, appearance, ignorance through knowledge, the clash of ideas, and thoughts, and ideals of historical figures are vividly the fight against obscurantism are among the most portrayed in Luqmon Borikhan’s Imam Moturidiy pressing tasks for humanity in the 21st century. Today, through monologues, dialogues, landscapes, and we live in an era where battles are fought not with dream sequences. Borikhan not only demonstrates the weapons but with ideas and ideologies. The only way unity of a character’s worldview and ideals but also to protect ourselves from the destructive influences traces the path of an individual’s formation and aimed at undermining nations and states is through development until they emerge as a distinct enlightenment. These ideas serve as a call to awareness personality. By choosing real historical figures as the for every reader. protagonists, the author effectively utilizes dialogue to depict their conflicts and monologues to reveal their “O people, O nation! Remember that the tranquility of inner struggles and contradictions. In this way, scholars and religious leaders may seem like language becomes a reflection of character, and indifference. But do not forget that indulgence in character, in turn, shapes language. This dialectical worldly pleasures leads to heedlessness, and relationship is particularly evident in the novel’s heedlessness leads to destruction” [1;133]. dialogues, monologues, and the interactions between Through such statements, the author conveys the characters. Consider the following dialogue attributed importance of these ideas to the reader, emphasizing to Moturidiy: their relevance to the past, present, and future. “Cursing and reproach are the tools of the weak. Strike As literary scholar H. Boltaboyev noted, one of the key ideas with ideas, refute them. Remember, the dignity features of the historical genre is the writer’s ability to and adornment of a believer lie in knowledge and the revive the spirit of the era in the reader’s mind. light of wisdom” [1;113]. Whether focusing on the fate of historical figures, The author skillfully conveys Moturidiy’s intellectual depicting the tumultuous struggles of the time, or depth and his progressive ideas through such emphasizing the characters’ voices, these efforts must dialogues. Although the events take place in the 10th be directed toward addressing spiritual issues relevant century, the ideas expressed by the protagonist remain to the present day. Only then can a historical work find American Journal Of Philological Sciences 71 https://theusajournals.com/index.php/ajps American Journal Of Philological Sciences (ISSN – 2771-2273) its place in the treasury of a nation’s spiritual heritage express his artistic vision. [2;56]. The novel convincingly portrays Imam Abu Mansur Although Imam Moturidiy is a work of fiction, readers Moturidiy’s deep understanding of the issues can derive valuable lessons from the pure teachings of underlying debates, his erudition, and his wit. Islam. The theological principles of the Ahl al-Sunnah Additionally, his courage, quick-wittedness, and wa’l-Jama’ah are skillfully woven into the dialogues nobility are clearly reflected in his dialogues. attributed to Abu Mansur Moturidiy: “The desires of the body and the soul are in absolute “Sinful actions do not expel one from the faith,” opposition. The body’s desires pull a person toward continued the teacher, his voice trembling with base instincts—luxurious food, wealth, gold, silver, emotion, “but considering a clearly forbidden act as lavish homes, and indulgence. The soul, however, is a permissible or denying its prohibition does expel one sublime essence that, if freed from the body, could from the faith, rendering them an unbeliever. For effortlessly traverse the unseen world, uncovering its example, if someone eats pork without denying its secrets and even uniting with the Creator. Therefore, prohibition, they commit a grave sin but do not become the soul is lib