On the Issue of the State of the Study of the narrative of Azdi Vazar (1395-1460)

The article discusses the abstract compiled by Jordanian military and researcher – Abd-ul-Ghani Hassan al-Shiishani (1924-2001) to manuscript of medieval theologian preacher Azdi Wazar, kept in archive Sheikh Bahal Tolmirzi az-Zandaki (1784-1884). text Arabic-language document was sent 1990 letter Chechen ethnographer writer A. S. Suleymanov, stored fund museum same name. According contents document, Vazar (1395-1460) born family Tatar officer Andarbi, studied countries East visited Chechnya with a preaching purpose. lists forty-eight sub-ethnonyms, declared as list tribes known at time his arrival homeland. A number toponyms are given, well brief background information on religious picture geographical boundaries region. is being introduced into scientific circulation for first time. divided three parts represents history comments author publication regarding certain points from annotation actual translation A.-G. H. Ash-Shiyshani. Some reflect additional gleaned own (Al-Shiishani) Chechen-language Arabic annotation.