Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences

A final event of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS) dedicated to the 530th anniversary of the birth of the great Azerbaijani poet and thinker, Mahammad Fuzuli was held.

The event on the topic “The Creative World of Fuzuli and Fuzuliname of the Academy”, jointly organized by the Presidium of ANAS and the Free Trade Union of ANAS, took place in the Concert Hall of the Opera Studio of the Baku Music Academy.

The event was attended by members of parliament, members of the Presidium of ANAS, active and corresponding members of the Academy, employees of scientific institutions and organizations of ANAS, representatives of various organizations, public figures, and media representatives.

First, the participants visited the exhibition of manuscripts of the Institute of Manuscripts named after Mahammad Fuzuli related to the heritage of Fuzuli, and the books by the employees of ANAS dedicated to the poet’s life and work.

The event was opened with a welcome speech by the President of ANAS, Academician Isa Habibbeyli. He noted that, in light of the Decree of President Ilham Aliyev dated January 25, 2024, on the “Celebration of the 530th anniversary of the great Azerbaijani poet Mahammad Fuzuli”, a series of scientific and cultural events had been held throughout the year in the Academy as in other institutions of the country, extensive research on the life and work of the great poet had been conducted, and numerous books had been published.

Underlining that the motherland of the prominent thinker Mahammad Fuzuli is Azerbaijan, Academician Isa Habibbeyli said that research conducted by Azerbaijani scientists shows that Fuzuli is from the Garabagh region and the Bayat tribe. Fuzuli grew up in the environment of the Kirkuk Turkmen in Baghdad (Iraq), and created brilliant works that reflected the power and feature of the Azerbaijani language of the middle ages. Fuzuli is a prominent classic of Azerbaijani literature, one of the greatest poets of Turkic literature, and a master of words who occupies a unique place among the creators of world literature.

The head of ANAS said: “In world literature, the poet’s ghazals can only be compared to the works of the English poet and playwright William Shakespeare, who lived in the same century. The genius Azerbaijani poet Fuzuli was a great master of lyric poetry, which embodies the unity of talent, inspiration, and intellect.

According to Academician Isa Habibbeyli, Fuzuli, who said that “poetry without science is like a wall without a foundation, and a wall without a foundation is unreliable” sincerely acknowledged and confirmed the power of science in the creation of great literature and great art. Fuzuli’s works are distinguished by the unity of scientific knowledge and literary talent.

Stating that many of the poet’s poems are widely spread in society as examples of Azerbaijani folk literature, the head of ANAS underlined that Fuzuli is a genius word master. He represents not only Azerbaijani literature but also the spirituality, thinking, inner world, and strength of the Azerbaijani people.   

Academician Isa Habibbeyli mentioned that Fuzuli is not only the son of the Azerbaijani people and his time, but also the son of all humanity and great art, a rare master of words, a poet of the soul, who gained worldwide fame with his ghazals and poems. 

The academician noted that Fuzuli’s philosophical heritage is deeply studied in Azerbaijan, and that among the works written about the poet in the 20th century are a series of articles by Academician Mammad Jafar Jafarov titled “Fuzuli Loves”, “Fuzuli Thinks” and “Fuzuli Lives”, the monograph “The Great Azerbaijani Poet Fuzuli” by Academician Hamid Araslı, the book “Fuzuli’s Artistry” by prominent writer and literary scientist Mir Jalal Pashayev, the work “The Lyrics of Fuzuli” by Professor Mirzagha Guluzade, and others. Academician Isa Habibbeyli said that these works have been translated into world languages also in the 21st century, highlighting that these publications are the foundational works of global Fuzuli studies. He pointed out that the works published during the independence period in the 21st century by Academicians Rafael Huseynov, Teymur Karimli, Professor Ataemi Mirzayev, and others are valuable as fundamental research dedicated to Fuzuli in Azerbaijani literary studies and as works that enrich world Fuzuli studies.

The head of ANAS highlighted that, in the past five years, 10 monographic works have been published by the Sector of Fuzuli Studies of the Nizami Ganjavi Institute of Literature of ANAS. He also mentioned that at this year’s 10th Baku International Book Fair, the “Fuzuli Library” series published by the institute was selected as the “Best Book” of the fair by the Ministry of Culture.

At the end of his speech, the President of ANAS said that research dedicated to the life and works of Fuzuli serves to promote him in his homeland, among Turkic states, and worldwide, once again proving that the genius thinker is immortal.   

The event concluded with a performance of the opera “Leyli and Majnun” by the Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater.

It should be noted that,  “Leyli and Majnun”, the first opera of the Muslim East, created by the great Azerbaijani composer Uzeyir Hajibeyli was staged on January 12, 1908.

The director of the first performance of the opera “Leyli and Majnun”, based on the eponymous poem by the medieval Azerbaijani poet Mahammad Fuzuli, was Huseyn Arablinski, and the conductor was Abdurrahim bey Hagverdiyev.

Reyhan Majidli, Public Relations, Press and Information Department of the Presidium Administration of ANAS

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