The Order dated January 5, 2021 in connection with the announcement of 2021 as the "Year of Nizami Ganjavi" by our President Ilham Aliyev is a bright expression of the attention and care shown to the work of the great poet. A number of events are being held at Sumgayit State University in this regard, and a series of events are underway. The collection of articles "Poet of love and cognition" published by the decision of the Academic Council of the University on 07.07.2021 is a worthy contribution to the 880th anniversary of the poet. This book, dedicated to the 880th anniversary of N. Ganjavi, contains Nizami"s ideas of renaissance, philosophical and traditional views, his influence on world literature, etc. collected articles about. The collection includes articles by employees of Sumgayit State University, as well as scientists working in several research and higher education institutions of the republic, scientists from the sister universities of Turkey"s Hacettepe and Bulent Ecevit, Russia"s Moscow State University.

The scientific editor and author of the foreword to the book, intended for the scientific community and the general public, is Professor Elkhan Huseynov, reviewers are Professor Jalil Hagiyev and Professor Avtandil Mammadov.