Abdyrahym Zynhary
Turkmen poet and mullah
Abdyrahym Zynhary (1791–1880), or just Zynhary, was a Turkmen poet. While he is considered a local figure of the Lebap Region, his legacy has been resilient to the test of time and influenced Turkmen poetry. Nowadays, in Turkmenistan, he is remembered as a patriot and a moralizing poet. His poetry depicts him as a wise and vehement preacher.
Biography
Born Abdyrahym in 1791 near the village of Esenmeňli, located nowadays in Halaç District, Lebap Province, Turkmenistan, he was the son of Polat baba. His father was renowned as highly educated and widely recognized in the region. Turkmen tradition says that Polat baba studied at the Idris-baba Madrasa near Gyzylaýak, then became a teacher in Esenmeňli as a mullah.
Abdyrahym did not study in a madrasa but, before dying, his father taught him to read and write. As his family fell into poverty, he kept studying by himself. He was said to be a skilled blacksmith.
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