“LAYLA AND MAJNUN” IS A TRAGEDY OF SACRED LOVE

Abstract

The article points out that the Arabic legend “Layla and Majnun” has left an indelible trace in the written and oral folk literature of the world. The most obvious and splendid examples of this legend are manifested in the classical literature and folklore of Azerbaijan. Since the topic of the research is related to folklore, the article mentions that the legend “Layla and Majnun” has its place in different genres of Azerbaijani folklore. The author of the article provides an extensive analysis based on this large and voluminous folklore genre.

The legend presents events related to him by the son of Haji Abdullah and Reyhan Khanum - Geys (Majnun), who was born many years later in the city of Baghdad. Numerous alms were distributed by the parents for the birth of their son. This legend, based on the love story of Soltan Mahmud Pasha's daughter Layla and Geys, though a product of the artistic imagination of the Azerbaijani people, is based on reality, and the course and content of the legend's events reflect historical bases.

Based on the text of the epic, the article points out that our people have reflected the fact that this theme comes from the Arabian legend with certain strokes throughout the epic. We clearly feel these conclusions in the revealed form, and they are also manifested in the study of artistic and philosophical layers of folklore. The article narrates that Layla and Majnun, by the dictates of fate were destined for each other and this is manifested in different episodes of the legend. Through his other half, a person achieves a certain unit of weight and balance that matches each other both physically and mentally.

Just as weighty stones of equal size and weight create a suitable balance on the scales, lovers find their spiritual (as well as physical) comfort in each other and achieve peace. In fact, this unbreakable divine truth reflects the balancing order of society. But as a result of social injustice that disrupts this divine order of nature and God, disasters appear. The legend of “Layla and Majnun” reflects the conclusions of society's misunderstanding of lovers, the tragedy of eternal love reflected in human consciousness.