UNIQUE MANUSCRIPT COPY OF "XAZOYIN UL-MAONIY".

Abstract

This article deals with the unique manuscript of Alisher Navoiy, “Xazoyin ul-maoniy”, possibly written in 1495, six years before the death of the great poet. This manuscript is most likely the most accurate and the oldest one since there are multiple seals of the 988 hijriy year which have been sealed on every page of the book. It is written in a beautiful nastaliq script on the fine paper without absolute errors. Unfortunately, there are some missing pages of the manuscript that might contain the name of the scriber and the general pages of this finest composition.Based on the study of the manuscript, it is said that there are 19999 verses of gazals and 2379 verses of qit’a, muhammas, musaddas, masnaviy, muammo, and fard in this composition. The author included 50 qit’a in “G’aroyib us-sig’ar”, 51 qit’a in “Navodir ush-shabob”, 58 qit’a in “Badoe’ ul-vasat”, and 50 qit’a in “Favoib ul-kibar”. This manu-script of Navoi contains totally 675 folios, 1350 pages with some folios restored due to the constant use of the manuscript. There are also more than 30 seals on the margins of the manuscript. On the 87th page of the manuscript there is a round seal on the nastaliq script with the initials “Abulg’ozi Muhammad Ibrohimxon ibn Hoji Muhammadxon”. These seals like many other seals sealed on the other pages of this manuscript provide an invaluable clue to the patron of the masterpiece. He was the prince of the Timurid descent Sulton Muhammad Ibrohimxon ibn Hoji Muhammadxon.