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Sheikh Sanan , an opera by Uzeyir Hajibeyov
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Sheikh Sanan may refer to: * Sheikh San'Aan, Persian mystical poem * Sheikh Sanan (play), a verse play by Huseyn Javid * Sheikh Sanan (opera) ''Sheikh Sanan'' is the second opera in five acts of the Azerbaijani composer Uzeyir Hajibeyov. He wrote the libretto based on the folk tale "Sheikh San'Aan". The opera tells about the tragic love of Sheikh Sanan and the Georgian girl, Khumar. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheikh San'Aan
"Sheikh San'Aan" or "San'Aan" is the title of a Persian mystical poem written by the Persian Sufi poet Farid ud-Din Attar. "Sheikh San'Aan" is the longest story in the book '' The Conference of the Birds''. Synopsis Sheikh San'Aan, an old man, is highly devout and the leader of his people. He has lived in Kaaba for about fifty years, accepting disciples and praying and fasting continuously. He has performed the Hajj fifty times and discovered many spiritual secrets. One day, he has a dream that he is settled in Rûm and bowing to an idol. This dream repeats over several consecutive nights. He travels to Rûm with his disciples, where he meets a Christian woman and falls in love with her, spending over a month begging for her acceptance. The woman comes up with four conditions for the sheikh: bow to the idol, burn the Quran, start drinking wine and abandon the faith. In addition to fulfilling these conditions, San'Aan shepherds her pigs for a year to pay th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheikh Sanan (play)
, image = Poster of play Sheykh Sanan.jpg , image_size = 200px , caption = Poster of the spectacle. 1956-1957. Azerbaijan State Academic Drama Theatre , writer = Huseyn Javid , characters = Sheikh SananKhumarothers , setting = 1914 , premiere = 1921 , place = Azerbaijan State Academic Drama Theatre , orig_lang = Azerbaijani , genre = Tragedy ''Sheikh Sanan'' ( az, Şeyx Sənan), is a verse play, tragedy in five acts, written by an Azerbaijani poet and playwright Huseyn Javid about love of a Muslim sheikh - Sanan to a Georgian-Christian girl Khumar. It is based on an old story first made famous by the Persian poet Attar Neyshapuri in The Conference of the Birds. As it was noted, a romantic riot against the anti-humanistic reality of religion is expressed in images of the main heroes of the play – Sanan and Khumar. Sanan, being a true believer Muslim and a notable scientist, dissuades from Islam and rejects its basis, blames all religions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
