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in
the science, literature, and art in the world. Türkmens introduced the
Türkmen civilization to others.
After
the collapse of the Harzemªah 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.
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I
have written the Ruhnama to enable my nation to perceive our past
and to envision our own dignity. And the content is not only related to
the past. The book is based on the spiritual features peculiar to the Türkmens
that developed in the past. From this
aspect, I would like to draw to your attention to the fact that the Ruhnama
is different from the other historical ‘titles’ written in the past.
In the light of the writing tradition of the “Oguznama”, which has
been held in high esteem by the Türkmens since ancient times, I am writing Ruhnama within the same tradition. Apart from this, the
“Epics of Oguzs” were composed from poor history, knowledge and
historical events. Despite containing some of the basic concepts of
philosophy and historical experience, they were accepted as distinct
from the books of philosophy. The reader himself must think, evaluate
and mature this
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