NIZAMI GANJAVI'S "KHAMSA" TRADITION AND KHAJU KIRMANİ

ABSTRACT The great Azerbaijani poet Nizami Ganjavi (1141-1209) played a significant role in the development of epic poetry in the Near and Middle East in the 12th century, and with his famous poems "Khamsa" he played an important role in creating the foundation for the further development of epic poetry in the region. The themes of Nizami's “Khamsa” are widely regarded as the catalyst for a new literary era and a significant contribution to human culture. To date, the scientific and theoretical aspects of the subject “Nizami Ganjavi and Eastern literature” have been the focus of research in world and Azerbaijani literary criticism by Sh.Rye, P.Hammer, F.Erdman, Schaefer, Bacher, E.Braun, A.Krymsky, Y.I.Krachkovsky, Y.E.Bertels, H.Arasli, M.A.Rasulzade, M.Mubariz, M.Rafili, A.S.Levand, Y.Ripka, V.Destgirdi, Z.Safa, M.Moin, A.S.Khansari, S.Nafisi,B.Servetian, B. Zenjani, K.Ayni, F.Koprulu, A.S.Levand, G.Begdeli, G.Aliyev, M.C. Mahbub, S.N.Kirmani, N.Sayfiyev, H.Ayan, R.Azade, R.Aliyev, Kh.Yusifli, N.Arasli, A.Abbasov, Ch.Sasani, M.Mahmudov, I.Hamidov, A.B.Kudelin, I.Habibbayli, T.Karimli, M.Kazimov, F.Azizova, B.Guliyeva, A.V.Mikhaylov, M.Y.Borev and others have made important scientific and theoretical contributions in this field. Literary influence at various stages ensures the enrichment of this or that theme, as well as the formation of new creative figures. In this regard, Nizami's "Khamsa" had a significant impact on works written on the theme of love and heroism for many centuries after his time. The promotion of the idea of divine love in medieval literature, the inclusion of mythical-symbolic images in plots are of particular importance. In Eastern poetry, the works of the 14th-century Iranian poet Khaju Kirmani "Humay and Humayun", "Gul and Novruz", as well as the philosophical-didactic poem "Rovzat-ul-envar" attract attention as the original continuation of Nizami's traditions. This article identifies the theoretical foundations of the "Khamsa" tradition in Eastern literature and studies the sphere of influence of Nizami Ganjavi's poems.