The Türkmen nation has traced marks as magnificent as those of Great Britain, of the Great Indian Nation and of The Great Chinese Nation. The flag of the Türkmen nation is her pure honour. The greatness of every Türkmen is the greatness of her nation. The Türkmen nation gave these to the world: pure Türkmen horses, perfect Türkmen carpets, magnificent Türkmen ornaments, wonderful Türkmen clothing and finery, pure white wheat, and the species of the yellowish sheep. (60.)

During the era of the Gaznaly Mahmyt, the Seljuk Kingdom, Köneürgenç states, Türkmen was the leading nation in the science, literature, and art in the world. Türkmens introduced the Türkmen civilization to others.

After the collapse of the HarzemŞah state, which had supported science, literature and the spiritual world, the Türkmen’s eminent philosophers, scholars, literati, artists and craftsmen spread not only through Turkey, but also, by another route, to Caucasus, Anatolia, Arabia and from there passed though Egypt to Spain. In this way, the scientific achievement of the Türkmen nations became the ferment of European scientific advancement. The Türkmen wheel precipitated the scientific progress of the world. The life-style of the Türkmens made a great contribution to the improvement of science, production and industry. Later those issues will be analysed in depth.

(60-61.) 

I want to make the young Türkmen alert to this simple fact and to awaken his whole heart and mind to this fact. Why is the Türkmen people a great people? There are various reasons. “Ruhnama” focuses on all those great Türkmens. They are great because such great Türkmens made their own historians and foreign historians say that the Türkmen has been alive for five thousand years.

The Türkmen is all the greater for valuing creativity. These values were quickly accepted in the early ages of mankind. Within these values, there are both moral and material values.

(66.) 

The most immediately visible aspects of our nation are the striking material values: the horse, the carpet, our musical instruments (dutar), jewellery and ornaments, local/native breed/species dog (alabay), the yellowish breed of sheep and the genus of white wheat. It is obvious that there is no need to find evidence to prove that these belong to the Türkmens. They are there in full view for all to see. Moreover these values are all pure values which have reached the zenith of their maturity in their areas. In short, these are unique and inimitable values without compare.

Perfection and uniqueness here is the main measure of the value. These kinds of values clearly demonstrate the perfection and uniqueness of the free development of Türkmens as one nation because in its perfection the work shows the craftsman’s mastery. The measurement of the perfection of the work is the measurement of the skill, the physical and moral powers, and the quality of striving which have been given to the master by Allah. These are one dimension of the matter.

(66-67.) 

There was white wheat five thousand years ago, too.

The same must be said of the Türkmen horse of Ahalteke, the Türkmen iti (dog), the carpet and the other artefacts.

From all this there arises the inevitable conclusion that these values are precisely the proof, clear to the naked eye, that the Türkmen nation is a nation with a history of five thousand years.

(67.)  

Among the first things that Oguz Han implemented were the use of the national Oguz alphabet and the wagon for during military campaigns. These were fundamental to other inventions which would contribute to various developments at a world level.

(162.) 

The ox-cart with two wooden wheels, which was invented by the leader of the tribe of Kaňly, was the second important contribution of Türkmens to world civilization.

Türkmens have transmitted these two inventions up to the present through the course of history. Undoubtedly, the wagon has lent speed to history and to life. The design of our alphabet has changed throughout history; and today we see it in the form of the embroidery on Türkmen carpets.

(162.)