Gutadgu-bilig

Gutadgu-bilig

Since the belief in the creation of the Turkic people found its legitimate belief in Islam, the Turkish and Islamic culture entered world history as the Turkic-Islamic culture after the VII-VIII centuries.  Among hundreds and thousands of examples reflecting this great process, "Qutagdu-bilig" is at the top.  Gut means happiness, happiness, good fortune in Turkish.  "Gutadgu-bilig" means science and knowledge leading to happiness.  The author of this magnificent monument is Yusif Khas Hajib, the first great artist of Turkish-Islamic culture.

        "Qutadgu Bilik" first begins with the praise of God, Prophet Muhammad and his 4 companions Abu Bakr, Omar, Osman and Ali, including the ruler of the time, Bughra Khan.  In the following 270 verses with different titles, information is given about the creation of the universe, 7 planets, 12 constellations and people.  All the following issues in the book (about 6000 verses) are built on 4 great and solid foundations:

 a) justice;  b) happiness;  c) mind;  d) savings and fate.

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