The worldview of the steppe thinker Asan Kaigy

Society is an environment in which people carry out political, social, economic and spiritual activities. The emergence of society is directly related to man. Mankind begins his life with a family. Therefore, humanity not only lives in society, but also serves it, realizes its purpose and becomes an integral part of society.

At the beginning of the Kazakh statehood, khans and sultans held poets and poetesses as their mentors. It has its own secrets and meanings. The selected palace zhyraus are the link between the khan and the black. They were poets who not only praised the khan's achievements in governing the country, but also conveyed the needs and aspirations of the masses. Unlike akyns, Zhyraus were actively involved in the spirit of the people, the unity of the country, the development of the art of power of the khans.

One of them is Asan Kaigy Sabitovich, a steppe thinker, who will always be remembered as an abyz, a thinker, a poet. His whole life was spent with the people. His contemporaries called him "Asan Kaigy" because he was always worried about the future of his country in an environment of lack of unity.

Legends about Asan are important in the study of the history of the Kazakh people, in the recognition of their worldview and dreams . Legends about Asan Kaigy were once studied by such researchers as Chokan Valikhanov and Grigory Potanin. Scientist, ethnologist Chokan Valikhanov repeatedly mentions the name Asan in his writings and research works. The scientist connects Zhyrau with the reign of the Kazakh khan Zhanibek, noting that the "Nogai thinker" Asan does not forget the legends of grief and his precepts about humanity. Grigory Potanin paid attention to the legends about Asan and wrote two versions of the legends about the nomadic philosopher. These legends were published in the "Dala Ualayatynyn Gazeti" at the end of the XIX century, which contributed to the awakening of public opinion of the Kazakh people. At the beginning of the twentieth century, attention was paid to the data on the name of Asan Kaigy, and research began.

Proverbs and poems of Asan Kaigy, known as a steppe genius, are preserved in the minds of the people. In Mukhtar Auezov 's work "Epics and Folklore of the Kazakh people" he thinks about Asan and explains that the legends about him are a dream of the people. Esmagambet Ismailov, a scientist, literary critic, doctor of philological sciences, who seeks to determine the main theme of the legends about the steppe thinker, in his monograph "Poets" notes that the main theme of the legends about Asan is the idea of ​​seeking happiness. The legends about him reflect the suffering and humiliation of the people, as well as the struggle for happiness.

Asan Ata's worldview is in harmony with man, society and nature. Man's attitude to society and nature is especially defined in the nature of Asan. Asan Kaigy understands the nature of the world by the power of the mind. Therefore, he emphasized that nature is a human factor. Asan Kaigy combines nature, society, the world, human relations and makes a philosophical conclusion about the laws of change in society. Asan Kaigy suggests to know society, nature, the world in general, to know their sacred qualities, to use them for the benefit of mankind. In other words, Asan Kaigy is the first "natural philosopher" of Kazakh philosophy. A thinker who advocated living in harmony with nature.

We know the relationship between man and society through the concepts of freedom, equality, unity, justice, duty, friendship, family, power, citizenship. The importance of life for the Kazakh people is one of the most important spiritual values. People value life and the world. Poets valued life and encouraged it to be meaningful. A person's worldview is intertwined with his worldview. Zhyrau believes that it is necessary to be on the path of spiritual change, not to give up in various difficult situations of life, and this spiritual tradition has survived in Kazakh society to the present day.

Asan Kaigy's attempt to realize his own civic position, to serve the formation of the Kazakh statehood, and thus his role as a representative of the intelligentsia, the elite, was clearly reflected in the fact that he put the people first, not his personal interests. Asan Ata, who was an adviser to the khan, took part in the creation of a new state as a politician, a deal between the khan and the people, as a politician, in order not to leave the steppe deserted, to create a state from the nomadic country, a single khanate. It is recommended to be a stable country, to be grounded. For this reason, we do not know that he traveled with Zhelmaya, defined the state border of the Kazakh people, and created the semantics of land and water names in every corner of the steppe. His idea of ​​"Zheruiyk" is a whole strategic program, social policy, an alternative to harmonious, sustainable development, the image of a mature country ruled by a just law.

Our ancestor Asan Kaigy formed the science of geography by surveying the earth. Expanded the worldview of the Kazakh people. He even said good things for environmental purposes. He also made his mark on the world of words, leaving a fruitful reflections. That is why the Kazakh people consider the name of Asan Kaigy to be a symbol of goodness, which for centuries has stood against domination, tyranny and injustice.

In his poems, Asan Kaigy propagandizes the need to strengthen the power of the khanate, to increase the unity of the country, to increase its defense capabilities. In the thoughts of Asan Kaigy we see the basics of historical events and worldview of the first Kazakh Khanate.

Kuash Raida，graduate student of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University

Zhanatayev Danat ZhanatayulyProfessor of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University