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Book/Printed Material Āfarīnish-i dunyā أفرينش دنيا /

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Title

  • Āfarīnish-i dunyā

Other Title

  • أفرينش دنيا /

Summary

  • Āfarīnish-i Dunyā (Creation of the universe) is a book about cosmogony. It describes and compares several cultural, religious, and scientific narratives about the origins of the universe. The book is a translation into Tajik Persian from a Tatari Turkic language (most probably from Azari), and it was published by the Tajik government press in Tashkent and Stalinabad (present-day Dushanbe) in 1929. The translator is identified as ʻAbd Allah Shinasi, about whom nothing else is known. The book is organized in three sections. Section one discusses and criticizes Judaic, Islamic, and several other religiously inspired ancient and medieval descriptions of the creation of the universe. The author (or possibly the translator) makes fun of these narratives, such as Mesopotamian, Judaic, and Islamic narratives holding that God created the world in six days or that the earth rests upon the two horns of a cow that resides over a fish that swims in the waters. After outlining the various Mesopotamian, Judaic, and Islamic creation stories, the author devotes section two to a discussion of the scientific explanation of the creation of the universe, including such topics as the rotation of the Earth and other planets in the solar system. Section three concludes the book with a critique of the Qur'anic verses that Muslims take as evidence regarding the creation of the universe. The book is typical of works produced in Central Asia in the early 20th century, when Muslim modernists, known as Jadids, were questioning the role of religion in society. World Digital Library.

Names

  • Shināsī, ʻAbd Allāh

Created / Published

  • Tāshkand ; Istālīn-ābād : Nashrīyāt-i Dawlatī-i Tājīkistān, 1929.

Headings

  • -  Cosmogony
  • -  Uzbekistan

Notes

  • -  "Tarjumah az Tātārī bi-Tājīkī".
  • -  Early imprint.
  • -  Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
  • -  In Tajik Persian (Arabic script); translated from Tatar.

Medium

  • 43 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • MLCSN 2012/03168 (Q)

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2012404757

Online Format

  • pdf
  • image

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Rights & Access

The contents of the Library of Congress Persian Language Manuscript Project are in the public domain or have no known copyright restrictions and are free to use and reuse.

Credit Line: Library of Congress, African and Middle East Division, Near East Section Persian Manuscript Collection

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Chicago citation style:

Shināsī, ʻAbd Allāh. Āfarīnish-I Dunyā. Tāshkand ; Istālīn-ābād: Nashrīyāt-i Dawlatī-i Tājīkistān, 1929. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2012404757/.

APA citation style:

Shināsī, ʻ. A. (1929) Āfarīnish-I Dunyā. Tāshkand ; Istālīn-ābād: Nashrīyāt-i Dawlatī-i Tājīkistān. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2012404757/.

MLA citation style:

Shināsī, ʻAbd Allāh. Āfarīnish-I Dunyā. Tāshkand ; Istālīn-ābād: Nashrīyāt-i Dawlatī-i Tājīkistān, 1929. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2012404757/>.