Nasreddin Hoca

legendary figure

Also known as: Juḥā, Mullah Nasroddin, Mushfiqī

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In Islamic arts: Popular literature
…type of low-class theologian, called Nasreddin Hoca in Turkish, Juḥā in Arabic, and Mushfiqī in Tajik. Anecdotes about this character, which embody the mixture of silliness and shrewdness displayed by this “type,” have amused generations of Muslims.
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In Islamic world: Continuation of the empire
…(Nasreddin), Hoca in Turkish, and Juḥā in Arabic. The exploits of Naṣr al-Dīn, sometimes in the guise of a Sufi dervish or royal adviser, often humorously portray centralized absolutism and mysticism:
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