The article dwells on the important historical composition of the beginning of the XIX-th century “The Righteous Life of Sheykh Maslahatdin Khujandi” – the literary production by Shahbadal ibn Malikshakh, scantily known to contemporary science; its place in modern Tajik textology being determined. It is displayed that the scientific-critical text of this work is prepared on the basis of the most complete ancientest manuscript correlated with four different replicas of the production in question. It is stressed that main methods and principles of modern textology were observed when the text was being prepared. The well-grounded inference runs to the effect that the work under consideration can contribute greatly into a study of the genre of “Manokib” scantily known to modern Tajik-Persian literature, i. e., a description of righteous life description of renowned religious votaries, topography and toponymy of mediaeval Khujand and into a settlement of the issues beset with contemporary practical textology as well.
textology, life description or righteous life description (as a genre), scientific-critical text, manuscript, “The Righteous Life of Sheykh Maslahaddin Khujandi”, topography and toponymy of ancient Khujand
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