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SUFI-LITERARY INTERPRETATION OF THE NUMBER 7 IN KHOREZM EPIC POETRY

Khorezm epic, number symbolism, sufi poetics, Seven Heavens, Seven Hells, Seven Valleys, Mirajnama, Jumjuma Sultan, Qush tili, Kubraviya.

Authors

  • Ulbosin AMETOVA Dotsent, PhD O‘zbekiston Milliy universiteti, Toshkent, O‘zbekiston, Uzbekistan

This article explores the mystical, artistic, cosmological, and eschatological interpretations of the numbers 7 in Khorezm epic
poetry. The study conducts a comparative-typological and textual analysis of key works, including Sulayman Bakirgani's
Mirajnama, Husam Katib's Jumjuma Sultan, Farid al-Din Attar's Mantiq al-tayr, and its Khorezmian adaptation, Mavlono Rizai
Payvandi's Qush tili. The findings demonstrate that the number seven serves as a symbol of spiritual journey (ascent and descent),
a spatiotemporal dimension, and a constant of divine order within the texts