AHMAD YASSAVIY “DEVONI HIKMAT”IDA ILOHIY ISHQ VA TASAVVUFIY TAFAKKUR TALQINI

Abstract

Khoja Ahmad Yassavi (c. 1093–1166) played an important role in the spread of the Yassawiyya Sufi order among Turkic peoples and in the formation of a spiritual and Sufi worldview. His Sufi and moral-didactic teachings are collected in Devoni Hikmat. In this work, the concept of divine love emerges as a central theme both structurally and ideologically. In Devoni Hikmat, love is interpreted as a primary means of attaining closeness to Allah, while true devotion requires the individual to struggle against the desires of the nafs, renounce worldly attachments, and attain spiritual purification. This process is realized gradually through sayr-u suluk, the spiritual journey undertaken under the guidance of a sheikh or murshid.