The article is devoted to the analysis of the monograph “The Epoch and Prose of Alisher Navoi” (scientific-philological and religious-mystical works), published in 2020 as a result of many years of scientific research by the Azerbaijani Navoi scientist Almaz Ulvi. This monograph, published in Baku by the publishing house “Ilm and Takhsil” as the 11th book in the series “Scientific passport of the artist” of the Institute of Literature named after Nizami Ganjavi of the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan, includes “Alisher Navoi: the pages of his time, life and work”, “Chronol-ogy of the scientific-philological and religious-mystical works of Amir Alisher Navoi mentioned in the study”, “Works on language and literature”, “Sanads” , “Biographical works”, “Tazkiras”, “Historical works”, “Religious works”, “Uncollected and unwritten works of Alisher Navoi”, “Lit-erary nicknames of Alisher Navoi”, “Great Herat”. At the same time, the study provides informa-tion on the availability of such applications as a list of poets mentioned in “Majalis un-nafois” and a list of poets, saints and sheikhs mentioned in “Nasaim ul-muhabbat”. The article also notes that 61 copies of the manuscript of Alisher Navoi and 37 copies of his diwans in Azerbaijan were stud-ied by Bakir Chobanzoda, Hamid Arasli, Kulamhuseyn Aliyev, Jannat Nagiyeva, Nushaba Arasli, Temur Karimli, Tarlon Guliyev, Almaz Ulviy and other scientists.Key words: Chigatay literature, Alisher Navoi, Azerbaijani literature, Navoi studies, diwan, prose, manuscript, literary influence, tradition, heritage
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