Journals / Journal of Old Turkic Studies / 2019 / Cilt: 3 - Sayı: 2

On the Translation of Tafsir-i Husaynî (Mavahib-i Aliyya) in Chagatai Turkic and Persian Language Features

Çağatayca Tefsir-i Hüseynî (Mevahib-i Aliyye) Tercümesi ve Farsça Dil Özellikleri Üzerine

Pages
287–309
DOI
—

Abstract

After the acceptance of Islam by Turks, the need for translations and tafsirs of the Qur’an increased so that the Turkish works of this kind multiplied. Some of the Qur’an translations and Turkic tafsirs are copyrighted works while some others are translated works. In this article, the Persian language properties which are seen in the work which is well known as the Chagatai Turkic Quran Tafsir have been determined and it has been revealed that the tafsir is the translation of the Mavahib-i Aliyya (also known as Tafsir-i Husaynî) written in Persian.

Özet

After the acceptance of Islam by Turks, the need for translations and tafsirs of the Qur’an increased so that the Turkish works of this kind multiplied. Some of the Qur’an translations and Turkic tafsirs are copyrighted works while some others are translated works. In this article, the Persian language properties which are seen in the work which is well known as the Chagatai Turkic Quran Tafsir have been determined and it has been revealed that the tafsir is the translation of the Mavahib-i Aliyya (also known as Tafsir-i Husaynî) written in Persian.

Keywords: Qur’an, Tafsir, Exegesis, Persian, Chagatai Turkic, translation, Husayn Waiz Kashifi