HUMANISTIC INTERPRETATION OF ECONOMIC ISSUES IN ALISHER NAVOI’S PHILOSOPHY

Abstract

This article analyzes the interpretation of economic relations based on humanistic principles in the philosophical heritage of the great thinker and statesman Alisher Navoi. In the study, Navoi's economic views are studied in inseparable connection with his ideas on social justice, human dignity, the welfare of the people, and state governance. The author substantiates that Navoi interpreted economic issues not as an independent economic theory, but as an integral part of a moral-philosophical system serving human interests. From this perspective, issues such as tax policy, the customs system, market relations, trade culture, agriculture, labor, charity, and the institution of waqf are analyzed.

In the article, the economic ideas set forth in the thinker's works such as “Mahbub ul-qulub” (“Beloved of Hearts”), “Munshaot” (“Letters”), “Vaqfiya” (“Dedication”), “Hayrat ul-abror” (“Confusion of the Righteous”), and “Saddi Iskandari” (“Saddi Iskandari”), are studied through source studies and socio-philosophical analysis. In particular, Navoi's ideas on establishing constant control over prices in markets, ensuring justice in tax collection, protecting the rights of merchants, encouraging foreign trade, and combating the greed and corruption of officials are revealed. Furthermore, his high assessment of honest labor, farming, and entrepreneurship is regarded as the spiritual foundation of economic development.

The article also pays special attention to Navoi’s charitable and waqf activities. The madrasas, mosques, hospitals, bridges, and other social facilities built by the thinker are analyzed as a practical example of humanistic economic policy. Based on the work “Vaqfiya”, the mechanisms for managing waqf property, distributing funds, social protection, and supporting the education sector are studied. This shows that Navoi's views on economic justice and social responsibility are in harmony with the concept of a modern social state.