Alisher Navai's “Khamsa” in the interpretation of Aziz Kayumov

The article is devoted to the study of five epics by academician Aziz Kayumov in Alisher Navai's “Khamsa” – “Saddi Iskandariy” (1975), “Seven travelers” (1976), “Interpretation of Hayrat ul-abrar” (1977), “Secrets of Farhod and Shirin ”(1979) and”Flowers of the Valley of Love”(1985). Principles specific to the research of the scientist 1) analysis of the prefaces of epics; 2) a summary of the content of the epics; 3) interpretation of images; 4) views on the artistic interpretation of the main ideas in the epics; 5) analysis of the character and experiences of the heroes; 6) studied on the basis of a classification in the form of an assessment of the place of stories and proverbs in the general plot of epics. Based on the results of the analysis, the scientist's contribution to the development of Nava'i studies was identified.