The Concepts of Statehood and the Ideal Ruler in the Golden Horde Literature: The Husraw and Shirin of Qutb
This paper studies the concepts of statehood, governance and the ideal ruler in the Golden Horde literature through a synthesis of political thought, philosophy, religious ethics and poetry presented in a poem by Qutb named Husraw and Shirin (written in 1342). The first part of the paper provides an...
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| author | Elmira Akhmetova Gumar F. Dautov Alfira S. Hajrullina |
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| description | This paper studies the concepts of statehood, governance and the ideal ruler in the Golden Horde literature through a synthesis of political thought, philosophy, religious ethics and poetry presented in a poem by Qutb named Husraw and Shirin (written in 1342). The first part of the paper provides an overview of the Golden Horde civilization and suggests that its intellectual culture accumulated the all-inclusive scholarly, literary and scientific achievements of that time with the most advanced scholarly and educational centers. The following parts provide a general idea about Qutb and his Husraw and Shirin, including its plot and main ideas. The last part analyses the concepts of statehood and an ideal ruler that are depicted in the poem within the framework of governance in Islam. The paper finds that, by referring to a famous love story between Husraw and Shirin, Qutb was able to address the needs of his era and society, and created an original composition through an intense creative processing of literary material that was available to him. Given the fact that the Golden Horde is among the less studied periods of Islamic history and intellectual thought, this paper is expected to contribute to the field positively.
Keywords: Golden Horde, Governance in Islam, Husraw and Shirin, Justice, Qutb, The concept of ideal ruler in Islam, Statehood, Turkic literature, Women as rulers
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| spelling | doaj.art-468fda67e3084400b777d432854e7e742022-12-22T03:52:36ZengUniversity of Management and TechnologyJournal of Islamic Thought and Civilization2075-09432520-03132022-10-0112210.32350/jitc.122.01 The Concepts of Statehood and the Ideal Ruler in the Golden Horde Literature: The Husraw and Shirin of Qutb Elmira Akhmetova0Gumar F. Dautov1Alfira S. Hajrullina2Senior Research Fellow, Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies (FRIAS) Freiburg University, GermanyElabuga Institute, Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University, the Russian FederationElabuga Institute, Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University, the Russian FederationThis paper studies the concepts of statehood, governance and the ideal ruler in the Golden Horde literature through a synthesis of political thought, philosophy, religious ethics and poetry presented in a poem by Qutb named Husraw and Shirin (written in 1342). The first part of the paper provides an overview of the Golden Horde civilization and suggests that its intellectual culture accumulated the all-inclusive scholarly, literary and scientific achievements of that time with the most advanced scholarly and educational centers. The following parts provide a general idea about Qutb and his Husraw and Shirin, including its plot and main ideas. The last part analyses the concepts of statehood and an ideal ruler that are depicted in the poem within the framework of governance in Islam. The paper finds that, by referring to a famous love story between Husraw and Shirin, Qutb was able to address the needs of his era and society, and created an original composition through an intense creative processing of literary material that was available to him. Given the fact that the Golden Horde is among the less studied periods of Islamic history and intellectual thought, this paper is expected to contribute to the field positively. Keywords: Golden Horde, Governance in Islam, Husraw and Shirin, Justice, Qutb, The concept of ideal ruler in Islam, Statehood, Turkic literature, Women as rulers https://journals.umt.edu.pk/index.php/JITC/article/view/2613Golden Horde, Turkic literature, Qutb, Husraw and Shirin, the concept of ideal ruler in Islam, justice, governance in Islam, statehood, women as rulers |
| spellingShingle | Elmira Akhmetova Gumar F. Dautov Alfira S. Hajrullina The Concepts of Statehood and the Ideal Ruler in the Golden Horde Literature: The Husraw and Shirin of Qutb Journal of Islamic Thought and Civilization Golden Horde, Turkic literature, Qutb, Husraw and Shirin, the concept of ideal ruler in Islam, justice, governance in Islam, statehood, women as rulers |
| title | The Concepts of Statehood and the Ideal Ruler in the Golden Horde Literature: The Husraw and Shirin of Qutb |
| title_full | The Concepts of Statehood and the Ideal Ruler in the Golden Horde Literature: The Husraw and Shirin of Qutb |
| title_fullStr | The Concepts of Statehood and the Ideal Ruler in the Golden Horde Literature: The Husraw and Shirin of Qutb |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Concepts of Statehood and the Ideal Ruler in the Golden Horde Literature: The Husraw and Shirin of Qutb |
| title_short | The Concepts of Statehood and the Ideal Ruler in the Golden Horde Literature: The Husraw and Shirin of Qutb |
| title_sort | concepts of statehood and the ideal ruler in the golden horde literature the husraw and shirin of qutb |
| topic | Golden Horde, Turkic literature, Qutb, Husraw and Shirin, the concept of ideal ruler in Islam, justice, governance in Islam, statehood, women as rulers |
| url | https://journals.umt.edu.pk/index.php/JITC/article/view/2613 |
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