The article is devoted to the issue of a sacred landscape (a mountains) in the Sufi writings of Transoxiana of the 16th century. The pertinence of this theme is due to the need to study the issue of semantic interpretation of the concept of a sacred landscape, namely mountains, in Sufi writings. In this regard, the purpose of this article is to reveal various meanings of the concept of “a sacred landscape” in the manaqibs of Transoxiana of the 16th century by such authors as Khoja Iskhoki Kalobodi, Mahmud ibn Wali, Muhammad Alim al-Siddiqi al-Alawi and others, which contain important information on this topic. Main methods used in the study are the historical-comparative method, and the method of literary analysis, which allow us to create a holistic idea of the symbolism of landscapes (mountains, deserts, rivers) in the Sufi writings of Transoxiana in the 16th century. The subject of this study is specific features of a mountain landscape and the reasons for its attractiveness for a travelling Sufi. An inner spiritual search led the lonely Sufi to high and endless mountain surroundings where he found an answer to the needs of his mental and spiritual anxiety.

Ismoilov Lutfullo Eshonovich, Candidate of Sciences (History), Associate Professor, Department of Oriental, African and Islamic Studies, Institute of International Studies, Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University,18, Kremlyovskaya st., Kazan, 420008, Russian Federation, e-mail: ismoilov-62@mail.ru

Yuzmukhametov Ramil Tagirovich Candidate of Sciences (Philology), Associate Professor, Department of Oriental, African and Islamic Studies, Institute of International Relations, Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University, 18, Kremlyovskaya st., Kazan, 420008, Russian Federation, e-mail: ramil.yuzmukhametov@mail.ru

Ismoilov L.E., Yuzmukhametov R.T. The Role of Sacred Landscape in Sufism: a Mountain. The Bulletin of Irkutsk State University. Series Political Science and Religion Studies, 2021, vol. 35, pp. 107-114. https://doi.org/10.26516/2073-3380.2021.35.107 (in Russian)

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