On April 15, an event on the topic “How Our Anthem Was Created: Facts, Truths” was held at Khazar University’s “Science and Art Assembly”. The event discussed the book “Djamo bey Jabrayilbeyli: His Life and Artistic Creativity” by Professor Asif Rustamli, Head of the Department of 20th Century Azerbaijani Literature (Soviet Period) of the Nizami Ganjavi Institute of Literature, Doctor of Philology, and the identity of the author of the lyrics of our national anthem.
The founder of Khazar University, Professor Hamlet Isaxanli, was the first to speak at the event, touching on the relevance of the topic and speaking about the importance of holding such events. He said that such scientific discussions play an important role in the correct study and presentation of our history.
Then, Professor, Doctor of Philology Asif Rustamli gave a report and presented the results of his research on the authorship of the lyrics of the Azerbaijani national anthem. The speaker noted that in the existing archival documents and printed materials of the period, the words of the anthem were recorded not under the name of Ahmad Javad, but under the signature of Jamo bey Jabrayilbeyli. The professor emphasized that Ahmad Javad's signature is not found in any of the documents studied, and such cases may be due to technical or transcription errors made in state documents of that period. A. Rustamli noted that such errors should be considered a natural and possible occurrence in the document circulation of the period.
Doctor of Historical Sciences Solmaz Rustamova also spoke at the event and spoke about the importance of Asif Rustamli's extensive research on this issue and noted that Jamo bey Jabrayilbeyli was the author of the lyrics of the national anthem. She emphasized the importance of carefully studying the topic. Then, speeches on the topic were heard by Adalat Tahirzade, Solmaz Tohidi, Firdovsiyya Ahmadova, Badirkhan Ahmadli, Ali Shamil, Aydin Azim, Kamil Shahverdi, Dilgam Ahmad and other scholars, composers and journalists.
The speakers justified their conclusion that the text of the anthem does not belong to Ahmad Javad in terms of style with the literary language of the period and the individual stylistic characteristics of the authors.
Regarding the topic under discussion, a re-examination of Jamo bey Jabrayilbeyli's relationship with Uzeyir Hajibeyli and the socio-literary environment of the period can shed more light on the issue.
During the event, which was also held via the Zoom platform, the speakers answered the questions and provided additional explanations.
