Academic studies on famed poet
International conference on Mawlawi Tawagozi set for May
SULAYMANIYAH — An international conference dedicated to the celebrated Kurdish poet Mawlawi Tawagozi is set for May, drawing 87 research submissions from across the globe, including the U.S. and Germany. These submissions, now under review by a scientific committee of Mawlawi experts and four specialists, were solicited starting last November for research related to Mawlawi’s life and works.
Scheduled for May 2-3 at the University of Sulaymaniyah’s Hall of the Presidency, this inaugural international conference has attracted research in English, German, Persian, Arabic, and Turkish, with evaluations running until March 1, 2024.
Dr. Yohan Osman, the conference spokesperson, highlighted the goal to shed light on Mawlawi’s contributions not only in poetry but also in theology and Islamic jurisprudence. Notable works include “Al-Fadilah” and “Al-Aqida Al-Marziyya,” with verses in Arabic and Kurdish, respectively, and “Al-Fawaih” in Persian, among others detailing the Naqshbandi Sufi order’s principles.
Sayyid Abdul Rahim, son of Mulla Said of Tawagozi, known as Mawlawi, was born in 1806 in the village of Sarshata, south of the Sirwan River in the Tawagozi area. He began his religious education in Halabja, continuing in Pawe, Marivan, and Sanandaj, and returned to Sulaymaniyah in the era of Sheikh Ma’arouf Node, where he served in the Grand Mosque. Later, he moved back to Sanandaj, where he worked in the Darul Ihsan Mosque.
Mawlawi expressed his love for his wife Anbar Khatun in his poetry. After her death, Mawlawi fell into a deep state of sorrow.He spent the last seven years of his life in blindness. It is said that a fire destroyed many of his manuscripts, a loss he mourned in one of his poems.
Mawlawi passed away in 1882 at the age of 76 and was buried in the Ashaba Cemetery in his native village of Sarshata, Tawagozi, within the Darbandikhan district.
Following the event, selected research will be published in the University of Sulaymaniyah’s Humanities Journal, contributing to the academic exploration of Mawlawi’s enduring legacy.
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