A year is perhaps a short time. But it is enough to change one's life, to work on one's worldview, and to…

A year is perhaps a short time. But it is enough to change one's life, to work on one's worldview, and to understand truths.

Assalamu alaykum.

My research, which began in January 2021, has come to an end. Alhamdu lillah. The topic was approved as "Theoretical issues of the context of Alisher Navoi's divan "Gharoyib us-sighar"". Over nearly three years: - I worked on the skill of reading in the old Turkic alphabet; - we examined 11 manuscript copies listed in catalogs as the divan "Khazoyin ul-maoniy"; all of these copies are dated to the 15th century in research and colophons; - I admit that it was arduous; - in the course of writing the dissertation we consulted more than 300 works of literature; - we carried out research on such questions as text theory and theoretical and applied textual studies; - we tried to clarify the definitions of the terms composite-comparative text and critical text; - we provided knowledge about the methodology and method of contextual analysis; - a composite-comparative text of the divan "Gharoyib us-sighar" was prepared; we collated four manuscripts and showed the differences; we were not able to obtain the others, there was no way; - we took part in conferences at various levels and published articles in various academic journals; - we prepared a monograph based on the dissertation and are editing it; - there was an intention to gather the commentary on "Hayrat ul-abror" into a single volume; my God granted success, and the book is now at the printing house. Alhamdu lillah for everything.

There is much work. Little time. Friends can be counted. The number of enemies is unknown. The body is weak. The world is trembling.

A person grows wiser every day. Time teaches you to value people, feelings, the good, and yourself. On some matters you begin to compromise; on some matters you close the roads to agreement.

You forgive. You want to forgive and to be forgiven.

In some places you deem mercy necessary; at times you have no doubt that firmness is the most right.

Sometimes you sit in a corner. Sometimes you fit nowhere.

None of this depends on knowledge or reading; it is tied to experiences, to the aches of the heart, the cries of the soul, voicelessness and wordlessness, helplessness and powerlessness, and to the passing of the years.

May my Lord make our lives bright, our hearts radiant, our minds wise, and our understanding true.

12. 11. 2024.