Döwletmämmet Azady Explained

Döwletmämmet Azady
Native Name:Persian: {{nastaliq|دولت محمد آزادى
Birth Name:Döwletmämmet
Birth Date:–1700
Birth Place:Kara-Kala, Safavid Iran
Death Date:c. 1760
Death Place:Zand Iran
Resting Place:Aktokai Cemetery, Golestan, Iran
Occupation:Poet, Sufi, scholar
Parents:Turkmen: Magtymguly Ýonaçy, mother unknown
Spouse:Turkmen: Orazgül (disputed)
Language:Persian, Arabic, Turkmen
Nationality:Turkmen[1]
Children:Magtymguly Pyragy, Turkmen: Abdylla, Turkmen: Mämmetsapa, Turkmen: Zübeýda

Döwletmämmet Azady (Persian: {{nastaliq|دولت محمد آزادى[2] Doulatmammed Āzādi; Turkmen: Döwletmämmet Azady) was a Turkmen poet[3] [1] and Sufi scholar. He is the father of poet Magtymguly Pyragy, the father of Turkmen literature.

Memory

The resting place of Azady and his son Magtymguly is located in Aktokai Cemetery, Golestan, Iran and is a place of pilgrimage. Every year, this cemetery becomes a place of pilgrimage for thousands of people.[4]

Institutions and organizations

The Turkmen National Institute of World Languages is named after Azady.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Adle . Chahryar . History of Civilizations of Central Asia. Vol. V . 2003 . UNESCO Publishing . 92-3-103876-1 . 139.
  2. Book: Ashyrov . Annagurban . Analysis of Magtymguly's Manuscripts (in Turkmen) . 2014 . Turkmen State Printing Service . Ashgabat . 174.
  3. Book: Gross . Jo-Ann . Muslims of Central Asia . 1992 . Duke University Press.
  4. Web site: Туркменские паломники посетили место упокоения поэтов Махтумкули Фраги и Довлетмамеда Азади | Интернет-газета Turkmenistan.Ru. www.turkmenistan.ru.