''Sharq Yulduzi'' ( uz-Latn-Cyrl, Sharq yulduzi, Шарқ юлдузи; literally, "Star of the East") is an Uzbek-language literary, artistic and social magazine. Founded in 1932, its frequency publication has varied from monthly to quarterly. The contents of the magazine mainly focus on Uzbek art and literature, and many prominent Uzbek writers, including

Abdulla Qahhor Abdulla Qahhor (September 17, 1907 – May 24, 1968) was a Soviet and Uzbek novelist, short story writer, poet, playwright, and literary translator. He is best remembered as the author of the 1951 novel ''Qoʻshchinor chiroqlari'' (''The Lights of ...

, Maqsud Shayxzoda, Mirmuhsin, Musa Tashmukhamedov, Uyg‘un, Zulfiya, and

Gʻafur Gʻulom Gʻafur Gʻulom (May 10, 1903 – July 10, 1966) was an Uzbek poet, writer, and literary translator. He is best remembered for his stories ''Shum Bola'' (''The Mischievous Boy'') (adapted for film in 1977) and ''Yodgor''. Gʻafur Gʻulom is als ...

have contributed to the magazine. ''Sharq Yulduzi'' is also known for serializing the first complete Uzbek translation of the

Quran The Quran, also Romanization, romanized Qur'an or Koran, is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a Waḥy, revelation directly from God in Islam, God (''Allah, Allāh''). It is organized in 114 chapters (, ) which ...

by Alouddin Mansur from March 1990 to February 1992, with issue 8/9 in 1992 solely featuring a complete translation of the Quran.

History

The magazine was founded by the Writer's Union of Uzbekistan and originally published under the title ''Oʻzbekiston Shoʻro Adabiyoti'' starting in 1932, then became ''Sovet Adabiyoti'' in January 1935 before being renamed to ''Oʻzbekiston Adabiyoti va Sanʼati'' in July of that year. Publication of the magazine was suspended during

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

, but was resumed in 1946 under the name ''Sharq Yulduzi''.

References

External links

''Sharq Yulduzi'' on the Ziyouz online library (1979–2016)
{{Uzbekistani magazines Magazines established in 1932 Uzbek-language magazines Literary magazines published in the Soviet Union Magazines published in Uzbekistan