ANALYSIS OF THE LITERARY AND PHILOSOPHICAL IDEAS IN THE PROSE PREFACE OF QUTADGHU BILIG

This article analyzes the content and significance of the prose preface in Yusuf Khass Hajib’s “Qutadghu Bilig.” It explores the author’s ideas on knowledge, justice, reason, ethics, religion, and governance within the socio-cultural context of the 11th century. The study examines the structural and compositional features of the preface, as well as its philosophical and religious motifs, authorial stance, and the linguistic-stylistic devices used in the text. The article highlights how the preface lays the conceptual foundations for the entire work, particularly regarding the role of knowledge and justice in societal development. It contributes to a deeper understanding of “Qutadghu Bilig” as a philosophical-literary heritage.