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had
started discussions and formed relationships with them, and as a result
they had converted to Islam in groups without any fight.
Why
did the Merw people do such an unusual, even unique thing and open the
doors of their city to the armed enemy without putting up a fight?
Gorkut
Ata the spiritual leader of his nation was among the first to accept
Islam. He visited Mekka and Medina and performed his duty of pilgrimage
there.
Anyone
with sense who reads the Book of Gorkut Ata can understand how
far-sighted, successful and wise Oguz Begs’ worldview was. In the book
of Gorkut Ata it can be seen that Oguz people had a great wealth of
literature and cultural diversity in festivals and holidays. Could a
society with such a wealth of literature, art and cultural range be
close to the primitive culture of fire-worshippers? The religion of
fire-worshippers was perpetuated by certain narrow-minded philosophers
of the ancient times, such as Mazdak and Mani. These philosophers by
modifying the religion of fire-worshipping suggested new practices such
as the sharing of property and even of women. Their ideas and practices
do not resemble our opinions and ideas. The 10th century
historian Ibn-i Fadlan wrote about the Türkmen as follows: “The Türkmen
people do not cover the faces of their women and girls like their
neighbours. Their women are free. However, they do not know what it is
to be unchaste. Türkmen women throughout history have lived without the
slightest stain to their honour.”
The
enemies of Lady Burla, mother of Oraz Mahyýa, wanted to make her drunk
in order to seduce her. When they came to the place where the women were
held captive, they |
