Бурҳониддин марғиноний исми, унвони ва куняси хусусида

Burkhan ad-din and his enviers

The high reputation of al-Marginani as the author of the work “Al-Hidayah” even during the life of the scholar caused envy of ill-wishers. However, the faultless authority of al-Marginani and support of great scholars-contemporaries did not give chances to envious persons to sully his high reputation.⁴

Present-day Margilan citizens keep the legends about Burkhan al-din and his enviers.
One day, Burkhan ad-din al-Marginani submitted his just made work “Al- Hidayah” to the local ruler for examination. This reception was attended by the scholars who always envied Burkhan al-din. Having found the moment, they told the ruler a lot of bad things about Burkhan al-din and his book. Their plan turned out well, and the ruler did not accept from Burkhan al-din his book “Al-Hidayah”. Insightful Burkhan ad-din guessed of which people stand behind those intrigues and left the ruler’s palace and made his way to Mecca for fulfillment of pilgrimage. During the prayer in Mecca, Burkhan ad-din appealed to Allah and said, “Oh, Allah, let the columns in the mosque will answer me, whether I am rights or not”. Then he heard the words “You are right, Burkhan ad-din”. The same words were heard by his enviers and by the ruler in their sleep. Everything had become obvious”.⁵
We have written down the similar legend in the Uchkuprik district of the Fergana oblast: “After long-term wearisome work, having completed the “Al-Hidayah”, Burkhan ad-din presented the book to the group of scholars consisting of forty mullahs. He wanted to know their opinion on the book. These scholars, for a long time nourished hatred to Burkhan al-din and unanimously they deliberately recognized the “Al- Hidayah” as the improper book. Not withstanding such unfairness, Burkhan ad-din leaving the room shouted, “Oh, My God, it is in your power to know who is right and who is not right!”. By the will of God, at the same time the building had crashed down,
¹ Author’s field research. 2005. Fergana oblast, Margilan city, Gur-i Avval quarter.
² Troitskaya A.L. Katalog arxiva Kokandskix xanov XIX veka. M.: Nauka, 1968. p. 178.
³ Waqf is the religious charitable foundation; economic system in Islam, which represents unalienable property intended for religious purposes.
⁴ Kariyev Ad. Al-Marginani, S. 47.
⁵ Author’s field research. 2006. Fergana oblast, Margilan city, Yurmadoz quarter.
and all forty envious mullahs, found themselves under the ruins and perished.¹

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