Modernity and Realism in the Thoughts of Sayed Azim ShirvaniAnd its impact on the content of Caucasia publications in the early twentieth century(Case Study: Mollanasreddin Magazine)

Sayyed Azim Shirvani was one of the pioneers of modernity and realism among Caucasian Muslims who fought against the erroneous and traditionalist beliefs of his community. He played an important role in changing the living conditions of Caucasian Muslims by spreading modernist ideas in creating new schools, teaching new sciences in schools, fighting superstitions and traditional teachings in society. Shirvani's realistic ideas were noticed among his students and all his realist contemporaries and were reflected in the content of the press of that time, including the magazine "Mollanasreddin". This research intends to deal with the influence of Seyyed Azim Shirvani's realist ideas in the content of Mollanasreddin magazine by descriptive-analytical method and relying on library and archival sources. The findings of the study indicate that the realist thoughts and ideas of Sayyed Azim Shirvani and his actions to promote modernity and realism in the Caucasus, played an important role in the attention of Mollanasreddin to realism and new principles. This publication, with the theoretical support of Shirvani's realist ideas, had a great impact on the fight against superstition as well as the political, cultural and social life of the Muslims of the Caucasus.