Mashrab
Uzbek poet
Bābārahim Mashrab (Боборахим Машраб, Boborahim Mashrab) (1653-1711) was a classic figure in Uzbek literature, a poet and thinker, a follower of the Sufi Tarikat tradition, and a dervish of the Sufi order of Nakshbandiyya. His name holds a prominent place in the ranks of such prominent representatives of Uzbek literature as Navoi, Agahi, Mukimi, Furqat, and Zavki. Through his creative works, he exerted significant influence on the development and refinement of Uzbek literature from the late 17th to the early 18th century.
Early life
Information about Boborahim Mashrab’s life is scant and subject to speculation. One of the "sources" used to reconstruct his life is a legend-like, anonymous work Şɔh Maşrab Qïssasï. Boborakhim Mashrab was born in 1657 AD (1050 Hijri) in Namangan. According to other sources, Mashrab’s year of birth is 1640, and his place of birth is the village of Andigan (not to be confused with Andijan), near Namangan. His teacher was the theologian Mulla Bozor Okhun from Namangan. Based on Bozor Okhun's recommendation, Mashrab became a student of the Sufi Ishan Afakho-Khodja in Kashgar in 1665. In 1672-1673, after ideological differences with Hidoyatullo Ofoq Xoja, Mashrab was expelled from Kashgar.
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Biographical claims are most persuasive when dates, appointments and relationships can be traced to records created close to the events described. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 26, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q7226225. VIAF identifies the subject as 37974755. The Library of Congress control number is no92012973. 3 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1653, 1711, 1657 and 1050.
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