Abai Qunanbaiuly
Abai Qunanbaiuly | |
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Abai in 1900 | |
| Native name | Абай Құнанбайұлы |
| Born | Ibrahim Qunanbaiuly 10 August 1845 |
| Died | 6 July 1904 (aged 58) Semipalatinsk Oblast, Russian Empire (now Abai District, Abai Region) |
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| Notable works | The Book of Words |
| Spouse | Dilda Shukiman (Aigerim) Erkejan |
| Children | 10 |
Abai Qūnanbaiūly (10 August [O.S. 29 July] 1845 – 6 July [O.S. 23 June] 1904) was a Kazakh poet, composer and Hanafi Maturidi theologian philosopher. He was also a cultural reformer toward European and Russian cultures on the basis of enlightened Islam.