Alisher Navoi - poet, thinker, humanist
"More than all the riches, you are given
A priceless pearl is one.
And this is the mind. Do not compare with him
Rubies and diamonds are expensive "
Alisher Navoi
February 12, 2018 in the Branch of the Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas (NIU) named after I.G. Gubkin in Tashkent hosted the scientific and practical seminar "Alisher Navoi - a poet, a thinker of a humanist".
The seminar was attended by the head of the department "Мананавият ва майрифат" Ruzmetova Kh.A., professor Mansurova G.Kh., associate professor Namazova Sh.A. and first-year students of the group EE-17-01.
Outstanding poets of the East named Alisher Navoi as their teacher and mentor. The great Azerbaijani poet Fuzuli called Alisher Navoi the king of the verse, learned from him the skill of the word; In the 16th century, Kishvari testified that the greatness and nobleness of Navoi's creativity brought the peoples of the earth friendly. Abai ranked him among the greatest poet of the East, from whom he drew inspiration. The Karakalpak classic Berdakh called him in his poems the lord of thought.
The great poet did not restrain himself by the narrowness of fanatical nationalism. Arabs, Armenians, Slavs, Greeks live on the pages of Navoi alongside his compatriots.
A significant place in the work of A.Navoi is the theme of love. He sang a sacred feeling for the mother, giving life, carrying the light of good and mercy.
The peak of all Navoi's creativity is the "Five" - an epic cycle consisting of five remarkable poems - "Confusion of the Righteous", "Farhad and Shirin", "Leili and Mejun", "Seven Planets", "The Scene of Iskander".
Alisher Navoi was a patriot, the true son of the Uzbek people, and his brilliant lines emanating from the heart of fire, suffered, deeply lyrical and philosophically meaningful, which have become our life credo, are still relevant today.
He highly appreciated the role of upbringing and observance of moral norms in the mutual relations of people, in the spiritual perfection of the individual, praised in his creations the fidelity to the cause of the state and the people, friendship, fraternity, truthfulness and conscientiousness, devotion to science and enlightenment, and the power of his talent embodied all the best ideas in their immortal works.
The names of our great compatriot are museums and monuments, architectural works and cultural and educational institutions, schools, gardens, parks, metro stations, streets and libraries throughout the republic and beyond.
