Naseem Hijazi

Naseem Hijazi
Naseem Hijazi
	Pakistani
Notable awards	Pride of Performance Award in 1992

Sharif Hussain (Urdu: شریف حسین), who used the pseudonym Nasīm Hijāzī (Urdu: نسیم حجازی, commonly transliterated as Naseem Hijazi or Nasim Hijazi) (19 May 1914 – 2 March 1996), was an Urdu novelist.^[1]^[2]

Life and career

Hussain was born in an

Islamic history as the inspiration for his novels.^[3]

Among the notable writers of his time,

Shafiq-ur-Rehman were his popular contemporaries. He lived most of his life in Pakistan and died on 2 March 1996.^[4]^[3]

Naseem Hijazi died on 2 March 1996 at the age of 81 in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.^[4]^[1]^[5]

Writing

Naseem Hijazi used historic settings as the background for his novels and based most of his work on

Islamic history, demonstrating both the rise and fall of the Islamic Empire.^[3] His novels Muhammad Bin Qasim, Aakhri Ma'raka, Qaisar-o Kisra, and Qafla-i Hijaz describe the era of Islam's rise to political, militaristic, economic, and educational power, while Yusuf Bin Tashfain, Shaheen,^[6] Kaleesa Aur Aag, and Andheri Raat Ke Musafir describe the period of the Spanish Reconquista

.

In Akhri Chataan, he depicts the

Khwarizm Sultanate.^[3]

Hijazi wrote two sequential novels on the

British East India Company. The book culminates in Sultan Tipu's sad and untimely martyrdom.^[3]^[1]

Hijazi also wrote the novel

Independence of Pakistan in 1947.^[7]^[3]

Although some historians have accused him of distorting historical facts in his novels,[3] he has influenced many readers inside and outside Pakistan.^[2]

Publications

Title (Roman) Title (English) Title (Urdu) Genre Historical Period/Events Number of Editions

Khaak aur Khoon^[7]^[1]
Dirt and Blood خاک اور خون Novel
Creation of Pakistan
5^[8]

Yousuf bin Tashfin^[1] Yousuf Son of Tashfin یوسف بن تاشفین Novel
Spanish Reconquista
7^[8]

Akhari Chattan^[2]^[1] The Last Rock آخری چٹان Novel
Fall of Baghdad (End of Abbasid Caliphate
) 7^[8]

Aakhari Maarka^[2] The Last Battle آخری معرکہ Novel Invasions of India by Mahmud of Ghazni, 3^[8]

Andheri Raat Ke Musafir^[2] Travelers of the Dark Night اندھیری رات کے مسافر Novel Spanish Reconquista,
Fall of Granada^[3] published in 1988^[8]
7^[8]

Kaleesa Aur Aag^[2] Church and Fire کلیسا اور آگ Novel Spanish Reconquista, Spanish Inquisition, expulsion of the Moriscos – (continued from the end of Andheri Raat Ke Musafir),^[3] published in 1996^[8] 5^[8]

Muazzam Ali Muazzam Ali معظم علی Novel British Indian Empire, Battle of Plassey, Third Battle of Panipat, Anglo-Mysore Wars (Hyder Ali's Era), published in 1982^[8] 6^[8]

Aur Talwar Toot Gai^[2] And the Sword Broke اور تلوار ٹوٹ گئی Novel Anglo-Mysore Wars (Tipu Sultan's Era – continued from the end of 'Muazzam Ali'), published in 1964^[8] 4^[8]

Daastaan-e-Mujahid (1944)^[3]^[2] A Soldier's Tale داستان مجاہد Novel
Arab Umayyad Caliphate – Muslim Conquest of Al-Andalus, Sindh, Central Asia, and Maghreb, published in 1964^[8]
5^[8]

Insaan Aur Devta Man and God انسان اور دیوتا Novel
Ancient India
– brutality of upper castes towards lower castes in the Hindu religion 3^[8]

Muhammad Bin Qasim^[1] Muhammad Bin Qasim محمد بن قاسم Novel Muslim Conquest of Sindh,^[3] published in 1950^[8] 6^[8]

Pakistan Se Diyare Haram Tak From Pakistan to Sacred Land پاکستان سے دیار حرم تک
Travelogue

Pardesi Darakht The Foreign Tree پردیسی درخت Novel British Indian Empire, a few years before the partition of
British India
2^[8]

Gumshuda Qaafley^[2] The Lost Caravans گمشدہ قافلے Novel British Indian Empire, Partition of India,
Creation of Pakistan
– (continued from the end of Pardesi Darakht)

Pouras Ke Hathi ^[2] Poras's Elephants پورس کے ہاتھی Drama
Indo-Pakistani War of 1965^[3]

Qafla-e-Hijaz The Caravan of Hijaz قافلئہ حجاز Novel Rashidun Caliphate, Muslim conquest of Persia 2^[8]

Qaisar-o-Kisra^[1] Caesar and Cyrus قیصر و کسر'ی Novel Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628, Rise of Islam on the Arabian Peninsula, published in 1988^[8] 4^[8]

Saqafat Ki Talaash In Search of Culture ثقافت کی تلاش Drama, humor 3^[8]

Shaheen^[6]^[1] The Falcon شاہین Novel Spanish Reconquista, Fall of Granada^[3]
(English translation of Shaheen), published in 1987^[8]
8^[8]

Sau Saal Baad 100 Years Later سو سال بعد Novel, humor 3^[8]

Sufaid Jazeera^[2] The White Island سفید جزیرہ Novel, humor 3^[8]

Selected adaptations

Shaheen^[9]^[10]

Awards and recognition

Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan in 1992.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Naseem Hijazi's list of novels with their ratings". goodreads.com website. Retrieved 11 April 2019.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Unknown (6 September 2013). "URDU ADAB: Complete List of Novels Written by Naseem Hijazi (includes his profile)". urduadab4u.com website. Retrieved 11 April 2019.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m "Naseem Hijazi: the master of historic fiction". The Nation (newspaper). 13 June 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2019.

^ ^a ^b "Writer of Islamic historical novels Naseem Hijazi's anniversary today". Samaa TV News website. Retrieved 11 April 2019.

^ ^a ^b Shahid Irfan (1 February 2017). "Naseem Hijazi: Historic and Islamic Novel Writer". theurduwriters.com website. Retrieved 11 April 2019.

^ ^a ^b "Shaheen (Volume-1)". 12 March 2007. Archived from the original on 3 May 2007. Retrieved 11 April 2019.

^ ^a ^b "Free Naseem hijazi novels online read". Free Books website. 24 April 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2019.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z "Naseem hijazi books List | Naseem hijazi books in Urdu pdf". KHANBOOKS. Retrieved 22 September 2022.

^ Nadeem F. Paracha (31 May 2020). "SMOKERS' CORNER: SHAHEEN AND ERTUGRUL: REVISIONIST HISTORIES". Dawn News. Retrieved 21 September 2021.

^ "5 Must-Watch Historical Pakistani Dramas". Media Magick. Retrieved 21 September 2021.

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Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Naseem_Hijazi&oldid=1201652109"

[goodreads-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Naseem Hijazi's list of novels with their ratings". goodreads.com website. Retrieved 11 April 2019.

[urduadab-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Unknown (6 September 2013). "URDU ADAB: Complete List of Novels Written by Naseem Hijazi (includes his profile)". urduadab4u.com website. Retrieved 11 April 2019.

[TheNation-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m "Naseem Hijazi: the master of historic fiction". The Nation (newspaper). 13 June 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2019.

[samaatv-4] "Writer of Islamic historical novels Naseem Hijazi's anniversary today". Samaa TV News website. Retrieved 11 April 2019.

[UrduWriters-5] Shahid Irfan (1 February 2017). "Naseem Hijazi: Historic and Islamic Novel Writer". theurduwriters.com website. Retrieved 11 April 2019.

[iqbalcyberlibrary-6] "Shaheen (Volume-1)". 12 March 2007. Archived from the original on 3 May 2007. Retrieved 11 April 2019.

[wordpress-7] "Free Naseem hijazi novels online read". Free Books website. 24 April 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2019.

[:0-8] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z "Naseem hijazi books List | Naseem hijazi books in Urdu pdf". KHANBOOKS. Retrieved 22 September 2022.

[9] Nadeem F. Paracha (31 May 2020). "SMOKERS' CORNER: SHAHEEN AND ERTUGRUL: REVISIONIST HISTORIES". Dawn News. Retrieved 21 September 2021.

[Shaheen-10] "5 Must-Watch Historical Pakistani Dramas". Media Magick. Retrieved 21 September 2021.

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