“Tarixi anbiyo va hukamo”ning islomiyirfoniy mohiyati

Abstract

The article scientifically substantiates the necessity of using
the term “siyarnama”, based on the peculiarities of Eastern literature,
rather than “hagiography”, as in Western literary studies for works devoted
to the life and activities of prophets, saints and similar great figures.
The word “siyar” is a plural derivative of the Arabic word “siyrat”
which means “path,” “circumcision,” “life's journey,” “biography,” or “order”.
It has been proved that literary works about the lives of prophets and saints in classical Oriental literature can be legitimately called
“siyarname”. It is established that “The History of Prophets and Sages”
by Alisher Navo’i is an excellent example of siyarnama. At the same time,
the existing scientific views have been enriched by the possibility that
this siyarnama may be a part of Navo’i's main historical work “Zubdat
ut-tavorih” (“Cream of Stories”).