Mashhur Zhusip – Religious Enlightener and Poet

Abstract

This research is dedicated to an in-depth analysis of the educational works of Mashhur Zhusip Kopeuly, a prominent figure in Kazakh literature, an enlightener, poet, historian, and philosopher. Mashhur Zhusip was a unique personality who deeply mastered Kazakh culture and literature and left a rich spiritual legacy. In his works, he promoted values such as justice, morality, knowledge, and wisdom, placing great importance on raising the spiritual awareness of the people.

The relevance of this study lies in the fact that although the poet’s educational contributions have often been examined alongside his religious and social writings, his role as an educator requires separate and systematic research. The main goal of this work is to analyze his enlightenment-oriented works, identify their literary features, poetic structure, and historical and cultural significance.

The study includes a genre-based analysis of his writings, examines his role in Kazakh literature as an enlightener, explores the ideological content of his creative legacy, and discusses the need to reinterpret it in the context of modern Kazakhstan. The fact that Mashhur Zhusip’s legacy has not yet been fully studied underscores the necessity of approaching his work from the perspective of new scholarly inquiries.