MUNAJAT AS A LITERARY GENRE AND MESHUR JUSIP KOPEYULI’S MUNAJAT WORKS

There are many Kazakh Sufis in the Kazakh lands, starting from Khoja Ahmet Yassawi Hazret, who prayed and begged Allahutaala (swt). One of them and the most important of them is the famous Kazakh Sufi poet Meshur Jusip Kopeyulı. The Sufi defended Islamic civilisation and spiritual values, and considered reason and science as a means for man to know Allah (swt). It is known that the poet who believes that Allah (swt) is the only One and the Prophet (pbuh) is His messenger has an open heart. By combining scientific and religious knowledge in his works, the poet contributed to the correct understanding and spread of Islam in the Kazakh lands. The Meshur Jusip acted with his pure heart and rational feelings, and reflected the Shari’ah foundations in his works. Mutasavvif brought the literary genres of Sufi literature to modern Kazakh literature, reflected the essence of Islam in verse and prose works. Therefore, the poems of the Meshur Jusip are dominated by religion. The poet has also made the magnificent artistry of Almighty Allah (swt), the creator of the universe and man, the subject of his works. In his works, he has put forth his works in literary genres such as Munajat by asking for forgiveness from Allahutaala (swt). For the purpose of taking refuge in Allah (swt), poet wrote verse or prose works in this genre. Keywords: Meshur Jusip Kopeyulı, Sufism, literary genre, munajat, Classical Turkish literature.