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Siqgi
(Mohammad Taghi Kerbalayi Safar, Safarov’s pseudonym; 22.3.1854,
Ordubad – 09.12.1903, Garabaghlar village of Sharur region)) –
an enlightener, pedagogist, poet and publicist. He got religious
education and excellently learned classic oriental poetry and
philosophy. When he was young he was occupied with trading and
opened a café to support his family; this café was a like of
cultural centre where gathered educated people and literature
amateurs and operated as a library. Sidgi established “Akhtar”
school (1892, together with enlightener educated Huseyn Sultan
Kangarli) in Ordubad and “Terbiye” (“Mekebi-terbiye”, 1894) in
Nakhchivan, became popular as a people teacher and was one of
the main organizers of literary-cultural events and theatres. He
is the author of 7 scientific-pedagogical manuals
(“Numuneyi-ekhlag”, Tehfeyi-benat, or present for Girls”, “Brief
geographic booklet” etc.). The manuscript of these works is kept
at the Manuscript Institute of the National Scientific Academy
of Azerbaijan named after Fizuli. Sidgi was also regularly
occupied with literary creative activity. He was one of the
active members of “Anjumani-shuara” in Ordubad. His literary
heritage related to his pedagogical activity consists of ghazals
(more than 300), the voluminous “Mesneviyyati-meneviyye” in
verse, the story “Kabb Nasir” in verse, the
literary-philosophical treaties “Heykali-insana bir nezer” (in
1912 this work was published as a book) ad more than 20 stories.
Sidgi made the first ripe examples of the child prose in
Azerbaijan literature. In his works known as ”School stories”
(“Go on to school”, “The story of a satisfied child”, “Liar
child”, ”Generous child” etc.) he indicated his enlightening
ideas, pedagogical views and high spiritual – moral qualities in
a literary manner. With his initiative A.S.Pushkin’s 100 years
anniversary was celebrated at “Tarbiya” school (1899) and Sidgi
made speech on this occasion (his speech was published as a book
in 1914). Sidgi was also occupied with publicistic activity, and
cooperated with the newspapers “The Tarjuman” (Bagchasaray),
“The Akhtar” (Istanbul), “The Hablulmatin” (Kalkut), “The Kaspi”
(Baku) and “The Nasiri” (Tabriz) etc. and published his
articles. He initiated to issue “The Chirag” newspaper in native
language.
Mohammad
Taghi Sidgi’s name was given to Nakhchivan State Puppet-show
Theatre with the decree of the Supreme Assembly Chief of
Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic on “The celebration and
memorization of 150 years anniversary of outstanding pedagogist,
enlightener and poet Mohammad Taghi Sidgi” dated on March 11,
2004. With this decree it is planed that his memorial boards
will be created at schools named after him number 4 in
Nakhchivan and number 1 in Ordubad, his selected works will be
published and other events will be organized.
His grave is in Nakhchivan. |
