The Traces of Haji Bektash Veli's Words of Protect Your Hands, Language and Waist in Kyrgyz Culture

Abstract

Although Bektashism, which was an extension of Yesevism in Turkish-Islamic culture, was influential in Anatolia and the Balkans, the religious life, thoughts and ideas of Haji Bektash Veli also influenced other Islamic countries, sometimes directly and sometimes indirectly. In Kyrgyzstan, which is the subject of our paper, the name of Haji Bektash Veli is not heard much. Nevertheless, his ideas and thoughts are kept among the people and are applied to consciously or unconsciously to bilateral relations. His thoughts on human virtue, which he expressed, inspired by the hadith of the Prophet, such as " Whosoever gives me a guarantee to safeguard what is between his jaws and what is between his legs, I shall guarantee him Jannah " and " A Muslim is someone from whose hand and tongue the other Muslims are safe," have a special importance in Kyrgyz culture. In addition to accepting Islam, the Kyrgyz, who are firmly attached to their traditions and customs, have very different meanings of holding hands, tongue and waist (genitals) from forbidden deeds. These are sometimes expressed in the form of a proverb, as well as in the form of practice.