The book was first published in 1899. The story of Husain and Zammarrud fallen in the grip of the Assassins take us back to the last days of Hasan Bin Sabah's merciless followers, at the end of which the sect's stronghold, the famous fort of Alamoot, was destroyed by the even more merciless Mongol hordes. Sharar writes famously in the style of a Walter Scott novel, the novel itself being a new …
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Sharīf Husain (Urdu: شریف حسین), who used the pseudonym Nasīm Hijāzī (Urdu: نسیم حجازی, commonly transliterated as Naseem Hijazi, or Nasim Hijazi) was an Urdu writer famous for writing Islamic Historical fiction. Born in British India he settled in Lahore, Pakistan after independence. His novels based on Islamic history are considered one of a kind in Urdu literature. Shar…
First published January 1, 1888 Novel on the Mutiny, relationship of a Muslim nobleman and an English officer. on cultural contact, an exploration of eastern and western values. Trans. of Ibn-ul-Vaqt. 1st pub. 1888 in Urdu, now translated for the first time.
248 pages, Hardcover First published January 1, 1867 Fasana e Ajaib has special place in our fiction literature. This is kind of literature which is the link between dastaan and novel. It was written almost 175 years ago but still found attractive and appreciated by critics. Although the language used is obsolete even then reader can find it interesting. There is brief vocabulary given at …
320 pages, Hardcover ممتاز مفتی نے 1968ء میں قدرت اللہ شہاب کے ہمراہ حج بیت اللہ کی سعادت حاصل کی۔ اس سفر کے تقریباً چھ سال بعد 1975ء میں ان کے حج کے سفر کی روداد ایک رپوتاژ کی شکل میں التحریر، لاہور کے زیر اہتمام شائع ہوئی۔ اس پہلے یہ …
Raja Gidh (Urdu: راجه گدھ) by Bano Qudsia is one of the most widely read and acclaimed Urdu novels. Gidh is the Urdu word for a vulture and Raja is a Hindi synonym for king. The name anticipates the kingdom of vultures. In fact, parallel to the main plot of the novel, an allegorical story of such a kingdom is narrated. The metaphor of the vulture as an animal feeding mostly on the carcas…
پطرس کے مضامین میں ظرافت عام رواج سے ہٹ کر ہے۔ اور اس کا آغاز مختصر دیباچے ہی سے ہوتا ہے: ”اگر یہ کتاب آپ کو کسی نے مفت بھیجی ہے تو مجھ پر احسان کیا ہے اگر آپ نے کہیں سے چرائی ہے تو میں آپ کے ذوق کی داد دیتا ہوں اپنے پیسوں سے …
First published January 1, 1963-558 pages, Hardcover This novel narrates about the different aspects of a generation. The novel is so exciting that the reader will love to read it more than once. Feudal system of undivided India, British, Hindu & Muslims are main characters of this novel.