Abai Qunanbaiuly | |
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| Born | Abai (Ibrahim) Qunanbaiuly 10 August 1845[1] Abay District, East Kazakhstan, Russian Empire[1] |
| Died | 6 July 1904 (aged 58)[1] Abay District, East Kazakhstan, Russian Empire[1] |
| Occupation | Aqyn |
| Notable works | The Book of Words |
Abai Qūnanbaiūly (Kazakh: Абай Құнанбайұлы [ɑˈbɑj qʊnɑmˌbɑjʊˈɫɤ] ; Russian: Абай Кунанбаев; 10 August [O.S. 29 July] 1845 – 6 July [O.S. 23 June] 1904) was a Kazakh poet, composer and Hanafi Maturidi theologian philosopher.[2] He was also a cultural reformer toward European and Russian cultures on the basis of enlightened Islam. Among Kazakhs he is known simply as Abai.
- ^ a b c d АБАЙ КУНАНБАЕВ Archived 12 August 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Great Russian Encyclopedia
- ^ Шәкизaдa, С.Б.; Құрмaнбaев, Қ.; Әкімхaнов, А.Б. (2019). "Significance of the creed of the Maturidi school in the works of Abay Kunanbayev and Shakarim Kudayberdiev". Journal of Oriental Studies (in Russian). 89 (2). doi:10.26577/jos.v89i2.1395. S2CID 241316856.