Uyghur Kitab Online

by Dr. James E. Gillette (2017)

This paper explores the Uyghur Kitab, a medieval Quranic commentary written in Uyghur Turkish, a language spoken by the Uyghur people in Xinjiang, China. The Kitab is a significant work that provides insights into the intellectual and cultural history of Central Asia during the medieval period. uyghur kitab

The Uyghur Kitab is a 14th-century Quranic commentary that consists of 63 volumes. It was written by a Uyghur scholar named Sadr al-Din 'Uthman b. Fadl Allah al-Kashgari. The work is considered one of the most important Quranic commentaries in the Turkic language tradition. uyghur kitab