Haziniy Khoqandiy
Sufi poet of the Kokand literary milieu and sheikh of the Qadiriyya order, revered by the people as “Haziniy to'ra” and “Eshonbuva”; author of the collection “Bayozi Haziniy”.
- Occupation:
- Writer, Poet
- Born:
- 1867 — 1923
- Birthplace:
- Uchko'prik District, Fergana
- Father:
- Doniyolxon (Katta xo'ja)
Biography
Ziyovuddinkhan Haziniy to'ra, known in literature as Haziniy Khoqandiy, was born in 1867 in the village of Katta Kenagas near Kokand (now in the Uchkuprik district of the Fergana region). His father, Doniyolkhan, was known as Katta Khoja.
He studied at the Jome Madrasa in Kokand, mastering the Qur'an, tafsir, hadith, fiqh, kalam and literature, and followed Sufi teaching systematically. At about thirty he received irshad from his master, the licence to guide followers on the Sufi path, and was recognised as a sheikh of the Qadiriyya order. People called him “Haziniy to'ra” and “Eshonbuva”, and in the Fergana Valley he was also known as “Murshidi Farg'ona”, the guide of Fergana.
The sheikh lived by farming, planting orchards and having buildings put up. He also wrote poetry: ghazals, murabba', muxammas and musaddas, some four thousand lines in all. Alongside their Sufi content, his verses praise purity, humanity and generosity.
His poems entered many manuscript bayoz anthologies copied in the second half of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Between 1910 and 1915 several Tashkent printing houses published the collection “Bayozi Haziniy” repeatedly, and other poets wrote muxammas and replies (nazira) on more than ten of his ghazals.
Haziniy died in 1923, aged 56, and was buried in his native village. The mausoleum over his grave and the surrounding buildings are protected by the state as an architectural monument. Because of the religious, Sufi spirit of his verse, his legacy was hardly studied before independence; since 1992 his anniversaries have been marked at regional level, and Kenagas has a house-museum devoted to him.
Education
- Jome Madrasa (Kokand)Madrasa · Kokand
Life path
- 1867Birth
Born in the village of Katta Kenagas near Kokand.
- YouthStudies at the Jome Madrasa in Kokand
Studied the Qur'an, tafsir, hadith, fiqh, kalam and literature.
- c. 1897Receives irshad
At about thirty he received from his master the licence to guide followers on the Sufi path; recognised as a sheikh of the Qadiriyya order.
- 1904Known as sheikh and poet
From this time he was well known in the Fergana Valley as a sheikh and a poet.
- 1910–1915“Bayozi Haziniy” in print
The collection of his poems was printed several times in Tashkent printing houses.
- 1923Death
Died aged 56 and was buried in his native village.
- 1992Anniversaries begin; a collection of poems appears
Regional celebrations of the poet's anniversaries began; the collection “Tasadduq, yo Rasululloh” was published in Tashkent.
- 1999The “Devon” is published
His poems were published in Tashkent under the title “Devon”.
Works
- “Bayozi Haziniy” (1910)Collection of poems
A collection printed repeatedly in Tashkent printing houses; lithographed copies are kept at the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan.
- “Tasadduq, yo Rasululloh” (1992)Collection of poems
A modern edition of the poet's verse published in Tashkent.
- “Devon” (1999)Collection of poems
The divan of Haziniy's poems published in Tashkent.
Legacy
Haziniy is one of the representatives of Sufi poetry in the Fergana Valley; his verse circulated widely in manuscript bayoz anthologies, and other poets wrote muxammas on his ghazals. Before independence his legacy was hardly studied because of its religious content. His village has his grave, a place of pilgrimage and an architectural monument, and a house-museum.
Era: Kokand literary milieu, late 19th – early 20th century- “Bayozi Haziniy” printed in Tashkent (1910)
- Regional celebrations of the poet's anniversaries begin (1992)
- “Devon” published (1999)