Epic elements in Nasim Hijazi's novel “Akhri Chattaan”

نسیم حجازی کے ناول آخری چٹان میں رزمیہ عناصر

Authors

  • Fouzia Ph.D Urdu Scholar, GCWUF.
  • Dr. Sadaf Naqvi Chairperson Urdu Department, Govt. College Women University Faisalabad.

Keywords:

Epic, fiction, history, novel, Naseem Hijazi, War

Abstract

Epics refer to the description of war situations and events in literature. Epics started with the conflict and bloodshed between Abel and Cain. Homer’s poem illiod is the first epic in world literature. Milton’s Paradise Lost is also an example of epic. Mahabharat is an epic story in Sansikrat. In Urdu literature, We can find elements of epic in Hafeez Jalandary’s poem “Shahnama-e-Islam”. Naseem Hijazi is a historical fiction writer. All his historical novels have element of epic.

References

Naseem Hijazi, Akhri Chattaan, Lahore; Qoumi Kutab Khana 1957,p195

Ibid, p196

Ibid, p197

Ibid, p316

Nafees Uddin Ahmed, Tareekh, Bukhara, Lahore; Majlis e Tarakiy e Adab, p155

Allama Abdul Rehman, Allama Hakeem Ahmad, Tareekh e Ibn e Khaldoon, Karachi; Nafees Academy, 1986, p345

Shahmad Tabeen Uddin Ahmad Nadvi, Tareekh e Islam, Karachi; Ghazanfar Academy, 1975, p372

Naseem Hijazi, Akhri Chattaan, Lahore; Quomi Kutab Khana, 1957, p319

Ibid, p321

Ibid, p321

Ibid, p325

Ibid, p326

Allama Hafiz Abu Imad Uddin Ibn e Kaseer, Tareekh ibn e Kaseer, Karachi; Nafees Academy, p74

Naseem Hijazi, Akhri Chattaan, p327

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Published

2022-03-31

How to Cite

Fouzia, F., & Naqvi, D. S. (2022). Epic elements in Nasim Hijazi’s novel “Akhri Chattaan”: نسیم حجازی کے ناول آخری چٹان میں رزمیہ عناصر. Al-Aijaz Research Journal of Islamic Studies & Humanities , 6(1), 250-260. Retrieved from https://arjish.com/index.php/arjish/article/view/584

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 1 (2022): Al-Aijaz Research Journal of Islamic Studies & Humanities(January to March 2022)

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