TRAVEL IN Transoxiana (ZAHİR BİGİYEV)

Name: TRAVEL IN Transoxiana (ZAHİR BİGİYEV)
Author: Zahir Bigiyev (b. 1870 - d. 1902)

Title	TRAVEL IN Transoxiana (ZAHİR BİGİYEV)
Author	Zahir Bigiyev (b. 1870 - d. 1902)
Publication Date:	31/10/2022
Subject	Turkish Literature in the Renovation Period - Tatar travelogue
Type	Book
Language	Undetermined
Digital	No
Manuscript	No
Library:	Dictionary of Turkish Literature Works
Record ID	maveraunnehirde-seyahat-zahir-bigiyev
Date	1893
Notes	The work of Zahir Bigiyev. He set out from Rostov-don, the city where he lived, for his trip to Transoxiana on Sunday, July 11, 1893 (10th day of Muharram, 1311). In his travelogue, he states that the purpose of this journey is to draw lessons by comparing the current situation of the brother peoples in this region, which has an important place in the Muslim world in terms of both politics and civilization, with their situation in the past. In his travelogue, he explains in detail what kind of route he followed, by means of which means, starting from the city of Rostov-don. It reaches the city of Kalaç by ferry on the Don River, and from Kalaç to the Volga coast by train. The negative words of a Russian he met on the ferry on his way to Astrakhan about the Kazan Tatars and merchants disturb the author, but at the same time make him think. He examines the cities he visits during his travels, especially in terms of education. He regretfully sees that although there are schools for every nation in Astrakhan, unfortunately there are no schools or madrasahs for Muslims there. Another thing he pays attention to is that the people do not protect their cultural heritage and history. Zahir Bigiyev, a young mullah who is only 23 years old; He also describes his impressions of the other places he saw during his journey with the intention of seeing Bukhara, Samarkand and Tashkent. He shares the historical background of ferry journeys on the Volga, the story of the railway starting from the east of the Caspian Sea and extending to Samarkand, the situation of the cities he stayed in, and the points that attracted his attention in each city. It reaches Baku by ferry from Astrakhan via Petrovsk and Derbent. He states that Baku developed due to oil and railways. It passes from Baku to the eastern coast of the Caspian Sea. It will use the railway extending from the city founded by the Russians in 1888 to Samarkand. In the region where Turkmens live, attention is drawn to the fact that women and men live together and their words are valued in society. He states that the Turkmens, who are considered nomadic and primitive, solved the women's issue in a simple way. Bigiyev thinks that the education in the madrasahs in Bukhara is better than the madrasas in Kazan, and he intends to be inspired by the madrasas there, if possible. But he sees that Bukhara madrasahs are not what he thought. He is convinced that the knowledge of both the students and the teachers who studied for eighteen or twenty years in the madrasahs where the ancient method is dominant is low. He sees that there is a tradition of debate in Bukhara madrasahs, but it is done in a more decent way than other madrasas in Russia. He says that the students do not fully know the lessons in the madrasah and that they have no knowledge of some sciences. He adds that they read nothing but nahv, shar, logic, kalam and wisdom. He distinguishes Mirşerif Damolla, whom he met in Bukhara, from other teachers in terms of his knowledge of worldly sciences in addition to religious knowledge. He also sees that young girls and women in Bukhara are deprived of education. The situation is no different in Samarkand. He learned from Hacı Abdülgani Hüseyinov, whom he met here, that the condition of the madrasahs in Samarkand was not good. He states that there are more than a hundred madrasas in Bukhara, that the foundation income in those madrasas is worth millions, and that more than ten thousand students are studying and taking lessons. He regrets that the precious lives of so many millions and so many students were wasted on useless, useless things. Bigiyev left Bukhara on September 10, "with his heart full of anxiety," as he puts it. He completes his journey on September 23 and reaches the city of Rostov-don. Enlightenment supporter Zahir Bigiyev; As a young mullah who graduated from a madrasah, he examined the cities he visited in terms of education, civilization, culture and preservation of the past. The main purpose of his trip is to examine the educational methods in Bukhara and Samarkand madrasahs and, if possible, to gain experience there. However, he is both surprised and saddened by the fact that the curriculum and educational methods of the madrasahs are old and insufficient, and are inferior in terms of worldly sciences. Zahir Bigiyev's work titled Travel in Transoxiana is received with great interest by readers. It is considered one of the most famous travelogue works in Tatar literature. For the author's biography, see. “Zahir Bigiyev”.Turkish Literature Names Dictionary.
ISBN	978-9944-237-87-1
Madde Yazarı	Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Ayşen Uslu
Alfabesi	Arap
Yapısı	Mensur
Niteliği	Telif
Kaynakça	Gaynullin, M. H. (1979). “Maveraünnehér’de Seyahet”.Tatar Megrifetçélék Edebiyatı. Kazan: Tatarstan Kitap Neşriyatı. 189-219. Musin, F. (1985). “Zahir Bigiyev”.Tatar Edebiyatı Tarihı. 2.tom. Kazan: Tatarstan Kitap Neşriyatı. 302-318.
Atıf Bilgileri	Uslu, Ayşen. "MAVERAÜNNEHİRDE SEYAHAT (ZAHİR BİGİYEV)".Türk Edebiyatı Eserler Sözlüğü,http://tees.yesevi.edu.tr/madde-detay/maveraunnehirde-seyahat-zahir-bigiyev. [Erişim Tarihi: 25 Ağustos 2025].

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TRAVEL IN Transoxiana (ZAHİR BİGİYEV)

Author Zahir Bigiyev (b. 1870 - d. 1902)

Publication Date 31/10/2022

Subject Turkish Literature in the Renovation Period - Tatar travelogue

Type Book

Language Undetermined

Digital No

Manuscript No

Library Dictionary of Turkish Literature Works

Record ID maveraunnehirde-seyahat-zahir-bigiyev

Date 1893

Notes The work of Zahir Bigiyev. He set out from Rostov-don, the city where he lived, for his trip to Transoxiana on Sunday, July 11, 1893 (10th day of Muharram, 1311). In his travelogue, he states that the purpose of this journey is to draw lessons by comparing the current situation of the brother peoples in this region, which has an important place in the Muslim world in terms of both politics and civilization, with their situation in the past. In his travelogue, he explains in detail what kind of route he followed, by means of which means, starting from the city of Rostov-don. It reaches the city of Kalaç by ferry on the Don River, and from Kalaç to the Volga coast by train. The negative words of a Russian he met on the ferry on his way to Astrakhan about the Kazan Tatars and merchants disturb the author, but at the same time make him think. He examines the cities he visits during his travels, especially in terms of education. He regretfully sees that although there are schools for every nation in Astrakhan, unfortunately there are no schools or madrasahs for Muslims there. Another thing he pays attention to is that the people do not protect their cultural heritage and history. Zahir Bigiyev, a young mullah who is only 23 years old; He also describes his impressions of the other places he saw during his journey with the intention of seeing Bukhara, Samarkand and Tashkent. He shares the historical background of ferry journeys on the Volga, the story of the railway starting from the east of the Caspian Sea and extending to Samarkand, the situation of the cities he stayed in, and the points that attracted his attention in each city. It reaches Baku by ferry from Astrakhan via Petrovsk and Derbent. He states that Baku developed due to oil and railways. It passes from Baku to the eastern coast of the Caspian Sea. It will use the railway extending from the city founded by the Russians in 1888 to Samarkand. In the region where Turkmens live, attention is drawn to the fact that women and men live together and their words are valued in society. He states that the Turkmens, who are considered nomadic and primitive, solved the women's issue in a simple way. Bigiyev thinks that the education in the madrasahs in Bukhara is better than the madrasas in Kazan, and he intends to be inspired by the madrasas there, if possible. But he sees that Bukhara madrasahs are not what he thought. He is convinced that the knowledge of both the students and the teachers who studied for eighteen or twenty years in the madrasahs where the ancient method is dominant is low. He sees that there is a tradition of debate in Bukhara madrasahs, but it is done in a more decent way than other madrasas in Russia. He says that the students do not fully know the lessons in the madrasah and that they have no knowledge of some sciences. He adds that they read nothing but nahv, shar, logic, kalam and wisdom. He distinguishes Mirşerif Damolla, whom he met in Bukhara, from other teachers in terms of his knowledge of worldly sciences in addition to religious knowledge. He also sees that young girls and women in Bukhara are deprived of education. The situation is no different in Samarkand. He learned from Hacı Abdülgani Hüseyinov, whom he met here, that the condition of the madrasahs in Samarkand was not good. He states that there are more than a hundred madrasas in Bukhara, that the foundation income in those madrasas is worth millions, and that more than ten thousand students are studying and taking lessons. He regrets that the precious lives of so many millions and so many students were wasted on useless, useless things. Bigiyev left Bukhara on September 10, "with his heart full of anxiety," as he puts it. He completes his journey on September 23 and reaches the city of Rostov-don. Enlightenment supporter Zahir Bigiyev; As a young mullah who graduated from a madrasah, he examined the cities he visited in terms of education, civilization, culture and preservation of the past. The main purpose of his trip is to examine the educational methods in Bukhara and Samarkand madrasahs and, if possible, to gain experience there. However, he is both surprised and saddened by the fact that the curriculum and educational methods of the madrasahs are old and insufficient, and are inferior in terms of worldly sciences. Zahir Bigiyev's work titled Travel in Transoxiana is received with great interest by readers. It is considered one of the most famous travelogue works in Tatar literature. For the author's biography, see. “Zahir Bigiyev”.Turkish Literature Names Dictionary.

ISBN 978-9944-237-87-1

Madde Yazarı Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Ayşen Uslu

Alfabesi Arap

Yapısı Mensur

Niteliği Telif

Kaynakça Gaynullin, M. H. (1979). “Maveraünnehér’de Seyahet”.Tatar Megrifetçélék Edebiyatı. Kazan: Tatarstan Kitap Neşriyatı. 189-219. Musin, F. (1985). “Zahir Bigiyev”.Tatar Edebiyatı Tarihı. 2.tom. Kazan: Tatarstan Kitap Neşriyatı. 302-318.

Atıf Bilgileri Uslu, Ayşen. "MAVERAÜNNEHİRDE SEYAHAT (ZAHİR BİGİYEV)".Türk Edebiyatı Eserler Sözlüğü,http://tees.yesevi.edu.tr/madde-detay/maveraunnehirde-seyahat-zahir-bigiyev. [Erişim Tarihi: 25 Ağustos 2025].