"The Prophet" ( azerb. Peyğəmbər ), or "Peygambar" is a drama of the Azerbaijani writer and playwright Huseyn Javid , written in 1922 - 1923 . and tells the story of the life of the Islamic prophet Muhammad [1] . Partially published in the journal Education and Culture. For the second and third time, it was published by Azerneshr "(1922-1923 and 1926) [1] . The play was not staged on the stage of the theater [2] .
| Prophet | |
|---|---|
| azerb. Peyğəmbər | |
| Genre | drama |
| Author | Huseyn Javid |
| Original language | Azerbaijani |
| Date of writing | 1922 - 1923 |
| Date of first publication | 1923 |
| Previous | Iblis |
| Following | Lame Timur |
A distinctive feature of this work of Javid is that there is no list of actors here [1] . It is also known that the prophet had many names (Muhammad, Ahmed, Mustafa, Rasul, Akram, Mursal, Nabi, Ibn Abdullah, Muhammad Amin, Mahmoud, etc.). In the drama “The Prophet”, Javid calls Muhammad “The Prophet” (Peygambar), “Ibn Abdullah” or “the son of Abdullah” [1] .
Story
The drama consists of four acts, each of which tells about a certain period in the life of the prophet Muhammad (Bisat, Davat, Hijrat and Nusrat) [1] .
The first action is called Bisat. The word "Bisat" means "message." This chapter tells about the period in the life of the prophet when he invites people to Islam [1] .
The second action is called Davat. The word "Davat" means "call." Here Mohammed encourages people to convert to Islam [1] .
The third chapter is called Hijrat. The word "Hijrat" means "relocation." This action tells about the relocation of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina. Since that time, the Islamic calendar begins its calculation ( July 16, 622 ) [1] .
The last action is called Nusrat. The word "Nusrat" means "victory." It tells of the victory of the Prophet Muhammad over the Quraish [1] (meaning the battle of Badr, when in 624, Muslims under the command of Muhammad defeated the Meccans)
Criticism
In his critical works, Hanafi Zeynalli , trying to explain the socio-philosophical essence of Javid's work, limited himself to stating a number of coincidences in the works of Javid, Fikret and Hamid , without explaining the social essence of this phenomenon. Hanafi Zeynalli, who studied Javid’s dramaturgy deeply, wrote in one of his articles in 1926 : “Javid created works that are similar in form to the works of Hamid, reminiscent of Fikret in style, and Rizu Tevfik in philosophical views . ” In support of this, Hanafi Zeynalli cites an excerpt from the play “The Prophet” [3] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Ҹavid Һ. Əсәрләри 4 ҹилддә. - Baku : Pagans, 1984. - T. III. - S. 545. - 377 p. (azerb.)
- ↑ Jafarov J.A. Azerbaijan Drama Theater named after Azizbekova, 1873-1941. - B .: Azerbaijan State Publishing House, 1962. - P. 172. - 425 p.
- ↑ G. Arasly . Tevfik Fikret and Azerbaijani literature. - Actes du Premier congrès international des études balkaniques et sud-est europeennes: Littérature, ethnographie, folklore: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences , 1971.- T. 7 . - S. 302 .